Cesium carbonate → Ethyl 3-(4-cyano-1H-indol-1-yl)propanoate

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4-Cyanoindole (2.5 g) was dissolved in DMF (7.5 ml). Cs2CO3 (11.46 g) was added followed by ethyl 3-bromopropionate (3.38 ml). This mixture was heated to 80° C. for 40 minutes. A further portion of DMF (5 ml) was added and heating at 80° C. continued for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was evaporated then dissolved in H2O (200 ml) and extracted with EtOAc (200 ml). This was evaporated to give a yellow oil (3.5 g) which was purified on a 40+M Biotage cartridge, eluting with a 25-75% mixture of Et2O in hexane. This gave the title compound (3.44 g) as a pale yellow oil. δH (CDCl3, 400 MHz): 1.19 (3H, t), 2.82 (2H, t), 4.12 (2H, q), 4.50 (2H, t), 6.71 (1H, d), 7.23-7.28 (1H, m), 7.33 (1H, d), 7.47 (1H, d), 7.60 (1H, dd). MS (ES): C14H14N2O2 requires 242; found 243 (MH+).

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