Potassium Carbonate → 5-(Propan-2-yl)-1H-indole

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The trifluoroacetyl indole (D16, 0.25 g, 0.99 mmol) was stirred with potassium carbonate (0.20 g, 1.5 mmol) in methanol (7.5 ml) at 550 C for 1.5 h. Solvent was evaporated and the residue was partitioned between water and dichloromethane. The organic extract was dried and evaporated to give the title compound (0.14 g, 86%). NMR (CDCl3) δ: 1.30 (6H, d, J=7), 3.00 (1H, m, J=7), 6.48 (1H, m), 7.01 (1H, m), 7.09 (1H, d, J=8), 7.20 (1H, d, J=8), 7.49 (1H, s), 7.71 (1H, broad).

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