Methyl bromoacetate → 9-[(Phenyl)methyl]-5-carbamoylcarbazol-4-yloxyacetic acid, methyl ester

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40% Methanolic Triton B (0.11 mL, 0.24 mM) was added to a solution of the 9-[(phenyl)methyl]-4-hydroxy-5-carbamoyl carbazole (70 mg, 0.22 mM) in 20 mL DMF at 0° C. After 15 minutes, methyl bromoacetate (70 mg, 0.44 mM) was added and the resultant mixture stirred at room temperature for 5 hours. The mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with 1 N HCl, H2O, and saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. The residue was combined with the crude material derived from a similar run utilizing 45 mg (0.14 mM [0.36 mM total]) of 9-[(phenyl)methyl]-4-hydroxy-5-carbamoyl carbazole. The combined residues were purified by column chromatography on silica gel (elution with ethyl acetate) to afford 76 mg (54%) of the {9-[(phenyl)methyl]-5-carbamoylcarbazol-4-yl}oxyacetic acid, methyl ester as a white solid. 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 7.65 (d, 1H, J=8 Hz), 7.5 (br s, 1H), 7.4-7.15 (m, 9H), 7.1 (d, 1H, J=8 Hz), 6.6 (d, 1H, J=8 Hz), 5.7 (s, 2H), 4.9 (s, 2H), and 3.75 (s, 3H). IR (KBr, cm−1) 3367, 3200, 1760, 1643, 1579, 1496, 1452, 1427, 1216, 1157, 772, and 716. MS (FD) m/e 388.

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