Tetrahydrofuran → HCID 86618879, compound

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

1.29 g of trimethylsulphoxonium iodide and 0.66 g of potassium tert-butoxide are stirred under high vacuum overnight, admixed with 8 ml of tetrahydrofuran and subsequently cooled to 0° C. A solution of 1.01 g of tert-butyl {1-formyl-3-[3-(3-methoxypropyl)-1-methyl-1H-indol-5-ylmethyl]-4-methylpentyl}carbamate in 8 ml of dimethyl sulphoxide is added dropwise. On completion of reaction (TLC monitoring), the reaction mixture is partitioned between water and tert-butyl methyl ether, and the aqueous phase is extracted once more with tert-butyl methyl ether (2×). The combined organic phases are washed successively with water (3×) and brine, dried over sodium sulphate and concentrated by evaporation. The title compound is identified on the basis of the Rf value from the residue by means of flash chromatography (SiO2 60F).

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