2-Methyl-2-butene → 4,6-difluoro-5-[4-(3-hydroxyoxetan-3-yl)phenyl]-1H-indole-3-carboxylic acid

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A solution of 4,6-difluoro-5-[4-(3-hydroxyoxetan-3-yl)phenyl]-1H-indole-3-carbaldehyde (38 mg, 0.12 mmol) was dissolved in acetonitrile (1 mL) and warm tert-butanol (0.3 mL). The reaction mixture was treated with 2-methyl-2-butene (0.3 ml), cooled to 0° C., and treated with a solution of sodium chlorite (199 mg, 2.36 mmol) and sodium phosphate monobasic hydrate (332 mg, 2.41 mmol) in water (1 mL) via addition funnel. The ice bath was removed, and the reaction mixture was warmed to room temperature and stirred for 5 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with water (2 mL) and NH4Cl (2 mL). The product was extracted with EtOAc (3×20 mL). The organic layer was concentrated in vacuo to give the crude product, which was purified using prep-HPLC to give the title compound (4.3 mg). MS (ES+) 346.0 (M+H)+. Retention time: 2.04 min. Column: Waters Atlantis dC18 4.6×50 mm, 5 μm. Modifier: TFA 0.05%. Gradient: 95% H2O/5% MeCN linear to 5% H2O/95% MeCN over 4.0 min, HOLD at 5% H2O/95% MeCN to 5.0 min. Flow: 2.0 mL/min.

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