Potassium Carbonate → methyl 3-[4-(6-chloro-3-formyl-1H-indol-5-yl)phenyl]pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate

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To a degassed mixture of methyl 3-[4-(5,5-dimethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinan-2-yl)phenyl]pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate (0.158 g, 0.5 mmol), 5-bromo-6-chloro-1H-indole-3-carbaldehyde (142.5 mg, 0.55 mmol) and 2N aqueous potassium carbonate (1.0 mL, 2.0 mmol) in toluene (3 mL) and EtOH (1 mL) was added [1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]dichloropalladium(II) (36.6 mg, 0.05 mmol). The resulting mixture was heated to 115° C. in a microwave for 30 min. The reaction mixture was partitioned between water and EtOAc. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel eluting with EtOAc/petroleum ether (0:100 to 57:43) to give methyl 3-[4-(6-chloro-3-formyl-1H-indol-5-yl)phenyl]pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate (0.13 g, 68%) as a yellow solid, which was used in the next step without further purification.

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