Isopropyl iodide → methyl 6-bromo-1-isopropyl-1H-indole-4-carboxylate

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To a stirred solution of methyl 6-bromo-1H-indole-4-carboxylate (100 g, 393.7 mmol) in DMF (800 mL) was added 2-iodopropane (160 g, 944.8 mmol) followed by portionwise addition of sodium hydride (20.4 g, 511.8 mmol) at 0° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 18 h. Diluted the reaction mixture with cold water and extracted with ethylacetate (200 mL×4), finally organic layer was washed with cold water, brine solution dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford crude, which was purified by column chromatography using silica gel (60-120 mesh) with 5% EtOAC: pet ether as an eluent to afford methyl 6-bromo-1-isopropyl-1H-indole-4-carboxylate (65 g, 55.7%) as a solid. 1H NMR (CDCl3,400 MHz) δ 1.53 (d, 6H, J=6.4 Hz), 3.973 (s, 3H), 4.598-4.664 (m, 1H), 7.111 (d, 1H, J=2.4 Hz), 7.338 (d, 1H, J=2.8 Hz), 7.711 (s, 1H), 7.987 (s, 1H).

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