Sodium hydride → [[2-cyclopropyl-1-(phenylmethyl)-1H-indol-4-yl]oxy]acetic acid methyl ester

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2-Cyclopropyl-4-hydroxy-1-(phenylmethyl)-1H-indole (316 mg, 1.2 mmol) was alkylated by treating with 0.11 mL (1.2 mmol) of methyl bromoacetate and 48 mg (1.2 mmol) of 60% NaH/mineral oil in DMF as described in Example 1, Part E. The product was purified by chromatography over silica gel eluting with 20% EtOAc/hexane, to give 253 mg (63% yield) of [[2-cyclopropyl-1-(phenylmethyl)-1H-indol-4-yl]oxy]acetic acid methyl ester.

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