Diazomethane → methyl 1H-indole-4-carboxylate

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Reaction Steps

To a 0° C. solution of indole-4-carboxylic acid (1.00 g, 6.21 mmol) in ether (60 mL) was added diazomethane (0.3M solution in ether, 24.8 mL, 7.45 mmol) and the reaction mixture was stirred for 0.5 hours at 0° C. An additional 20 mL of diazomethane solution was then added and stirring was continued for 1 hour at 0° C. The reaction mixture was quenched with formic acid (1.0 mL) and concentrated in vacuo to give 4-methoxycarbonylindole (1.1 g) as an off white powder.

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