Acetone → 2-Methyl-7-benzyloxy indole

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Reaction Steps

To the compound from step A, acetone (15 mL) was added followed by benzyl bromide (670 μL, 5.6 mmol) and Cs2CO3 (1.8 g, 5.6 mmol) and the reaction mixture stirred at RT for 18 h. A second aliquot of BnBr (140 μL) and Cs2CO3 (380 mg) was added and stirring continued for 24 h. The reaction mixture was poured into EtOAc and water, the layers were separated, and the aqueous layer was further extracted with EtOAc (3×50 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with 1N NaOH and water and dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. Purification by column chromatography (hexanes then 5% EtOAc/hex) afforded 2-methyl-7-benzyloxy indole as an unstable solid (898 mg, 81% yield). 1H NMR impure; 238.17, M+H.

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