Toluene → 3-(1-benzenesulfonyl-1H-indol-5-yl)-acrylic acid methyl ester

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A mixture of 1-benzenesulfonyl-1H-indole-5-carbaldehyde CCKXIV (3.671 g, 12.866 mmol) and methyl(triphenylphosphoranylidene)acetate (5.38 g, 16.082 mmol) in toluene (80 mL) was heated to 110° C. for 68 hours. The resulting mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and the crude residue was purified by flash chromatography (EtOAc/hexane, 20/80 to 35/65) to afford 4.479 g of 3-(1-benzenesulfonyl-1H-indol-5-yl)-acrylic acid methyl ester CCLXV as a white solid in a mixture 10/1 of (E) and (Z) diastereomers.

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