tert-Butyl acetate → tert-Butyl [1-(phenylsulfonyl)-1H-indol-4-yl]acetate

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To a mixture of 1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-4,5-dihydroimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (94 mg, 0.196 mmol), tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium (180 mg, 0.196 mmol), and lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide (1.37 M in t-BuOMe, 11.0 mL, 15.1 mmol) were added 4-bromo-1-(phenylsulfonyl)-1H-indole from Step A (2.20 g, 6.54 mmol), tert-butyl acetate (988 mg, 8.51 mmol), and toluene (15 mL). The resulting mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 18 h then partitioned between Et2O (100 mL) and saturated aqueous NH4Cl (30 mL). The organic layer was washed with brine, then dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The crude product was purified by silica gel chromatography, eluting with a gradient of hexane:EtOAc—100:0 to 85:15, to give the title compound. MS: m/z=316 (M—C4H7).

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