Iodoethane → 3H-Indolium, 1-ethyl-5-methoxy-2,3,3-trimethyl-, iodide

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To 5-methoxy-2,3,3-trimethyl-3H-indole (1.9 g) was added iodoethane (5 ml) and 1,2-dichlorobenzene (10 ml). The mixture was heated to 80° C. for 4 hours after which time the mixture was allowed to cool and the precipitate removed by filtration and washed sequentially with dichlorobenzene and diethyl ether. Drying in a vacuum oven gave the product (3 g).

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