Potassium Iodide → HCID 86629735, compound

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To a solution of (±)-ethyl 3-(4-nitro-2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-3-yl)propanoate from Step A (980 mg, 3.71 mmol), sodium carbonate (590 mg, 5.56 mmol), and potassium iodide (123 mg, 10.74 mmol) in acetone (10 mL) was added tert-butyl bromoacetate (16.4 mL, 111 mmol). The mixture was heated at reflux for 18 h, then cooled to ambient temperature and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was partitioned between H2O (30 mL) and EtOAc (2×60 mL) and the organic extracts were dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The crude product was purified by silica gel chromatography, eluting with a gradient of hexane:EtOAc—100:0 to 65:35, to give the title compound. MS: m/z=379 (M+1).

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