Sodium hydride → HCID 21867377, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of the indole of Step 1 (500 mg, 1.2 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) at 0° C. was added NaH (63 mg, 1.6 mmol, 60% in oil). The reaction mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 15 minutes and tetra-n-butylammonium iodide (300 mg) was added, followed by the addition of ethyl 4-bromobutyrate (360 mg, 1.8 mmol). The resulting mixture was stirred for 3 hours at r.t., quenched with saturated aqueous NH4Cl and extracted with EtOAc. The combined organic layers were washed with water and brine, dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluted with 30% EtOAc in Hexanes to provide 500 mg of the title compound as a solid.

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