Sodium hydride → [6-Chloro-3-(2,2,2-trifluoro-acetyl)-indol-1-yl]-acetic acid methyl ester

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To a stirred solution of 6.65 g (0.0265 mol, 1 eq.) of 1-(6-chloro-1H-indol-3-yl)-2,2,2-trifluoro-ethanone in 25 ml of DMF at 0° C. were added 1.23 g of NaH (55% in oil, 0.0282 mol, 1.05 eq). After 30 minutes, 4.31 g (0.0282 mol, 1.05 eq.) of bromo-acetic acid methyl ester were added and the temperature raised to RT, and stirring was continued overnight. The reaction was quenched by the addition of aq.HCl 0.1 M, and the product was extracted with EtOAc and the combined organic phases dried over Na2SO4. Recrystallisation in Et2O/Heptane afforded 6.90 g (80%) of [6-chloro-3-(2,2,2-trifluoro-acetyl)-indol-1-yl]-acetic acid methyl ester as white crystals.

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