Ethyl Acetate → (+/-)-2-(1,3-Dioxo-1,3-dihydro-isoindol-2-yl)-4-(6-fluoro-pyridin-2-ylmethyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-cyclopenta[b]indole-7-carbonitrile

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Dissolve (±)-2-(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-isoindol-2-yl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-cyclopenta[b]indole-7-carbonitrile (6.88 g, 21.0 mmol) and 2-bromomethyl-6-fluoro-pyridine (3.99 g, 21.0 mmol) in DMF (80 mL). Add cesium carbonate (7.51 g, 23.1 mmol, 1.10 equivalents) and stir the reaction mixture at room temperature under nitrogen for 48 h. Dilute the reaction with ethyl acetate, wash with water (3×), dry over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filter, and concentrate to obtain a semi-solid (8.10 g). Purify the crude product on a 120 g silica gel column eluting with 0 to 100% ethyl acetate/hexanes to obtain 6.7 g of a tan/brown solid. Suspend the product in ether (100 mL) at room temperature overnight. Filter the solid, rinse with ether, and dry under high vacuum to obtain the title compound as a tan solid (5.70 g, 62%). LCMS 437.1 (M+1).

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