Water → HCID 67291579, compound

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A mixture of ethyl 6-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-indole-2-carboxylate (100 mg, 0.39 mmol), iodomethane (36 microL, 0.58 mmol), and potassium carbonate (134 mg, 0.97 mmol) in DMF was stirred at room temperature for 7 hours. Then, the mixture was poured into water, and the aqueous layer was extracted with dichloromethane (three times). The combined organic layers were dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel eluting with hexane/ethyl acetate (20:1-10:1) to give 95.3 mg (90% yield) of the title compound as a white solid:

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