Imidazole → 5-(tert-butyl-dimethyl-silanyloxy)-1H-indole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester

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To the solution of 10.0 g (49.0 mmol) 5-hydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid (commercially available) in 30 ml N,N-dimethylformamide, 7.7 g (51.1 mmol) tert-butyldimethylchlorosilane and 3.5 g (51.4 mmol.) imidazole was added. After 1 hour, the solution was poured on 10% aqueous ammonium chloride solution and was extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated. The residue was purified by column chromatography over silica gel with ethyl acetate:n-hexane (1:2 v/v) as eluant to give 15.3 g (98.5%) of the compound as a white solid.

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