Potassium Carbonate → 9-[(3-trifluoromethoxyphenyl)methyl]-5-carbomethoxy-1,2-dihydrocarbazol-4(3H)-one

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A suspension of 5-carbomethoxy-1,2-dihydro-9H-carbazol-4(3H)-one (935 mg, 3.85 mM), 3-trifluoromethoxybenzyl bromide (1.0 g, 3.93 mM), and potassium carbonate (531 mg, 3.85 mM) in 20 mL DMF was stirred at room temperature for 17 hours. The mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with H2O and saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered, concentrated to afford 1.6 g (100%) of the 9-[(3-trifluoromethoxyphenyl)methyl]-5-carbomethoxy-1,2-dihydrocarbazol-4(3H)-one as a foam. 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ7.7 (dd, 1H, J=1 and 8 Hz), 7.45 (t, 1H, J=8 Hz), 7.3-7.1 (m, 4H), 7.05 (d, 1H, J=8 Hz), 5.6 (s, 2H), 3.8 (s, 3H), 3.0 (m, 2H), 2.45 (m, 2H), and 2.1 (m, 2H). IR (CDCl3, cm−1) 1729, 1647, 1439, 1259, 1176, and 1116. MS (ES) m/e 418.

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