Sodium Acetate → 1-BOC-5-acetoxymethyl-7-nitro-indole-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester

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1-BOC-5-bromomethyl-7-nitro-indole-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester (10.0 g, 24.2 mmol) prepared in Step B of Preparation 37 was dissolved in N,N-dimethylformamide (50 mL). Sodium acetate (2.4 g, 29.0 mmol) was added thereto, and the mixture was stirred for 4 h at room temperature. After completion of the reaction, the solvent was removed by distillation under reduced pressure. The residue was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The residue was purified by column chromatography to give the title compound (4.7 g, Yield 50%).

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