Ethyl bromoacetate → tert-Butyl[1-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)-3-nitro-1H-indol-4-yl]acetate

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To a solution of tert-butyl[3-nitro-1H-indol-4-yl]acetate from Step D (385 mg, 1.39 mmol) in DMF (5 mL) at ambient temperature was added sodium hydride (60 mg of a 60% dispersion in mineral oil, 1.50 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred for 5 min, then ethyl bromoacetate (256 mg, 1.53 mmol) was added and stirring was continued for 10 min. The reaction was quenched with saturated aqueous NaHCO3 (5 mL) and extracted with CHCl3 (2×25 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The crude product was purified by silica gel chromatography, eluting with a gradient of hexane:EtOAc—90:10 to 40:60, to give the title compound. MS: m/z=307 (M—C4H7).

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