Dichloromethane → methyl 2-bromo-6-chloro-1-isopropyl-3-methyl-1H-indole-4-carboxylate

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To a stirred solution of methyl 6-chloro-1-isopropyl-3-methyl-1H-indole-4-carboxylate (2.5 g, 9.41 mmol) in DMF (25 mL) was added NBS (1.7 g, 9.55 mmol). The reaction was stirred for 18 h then evaporated to dryness under vacuum. The reaction was purified by silica gel chromatography (Analogix, SF40-80 g, 0 to 5% EtOAc in hexanes) then (Analogix, SF25-60 g, 25% CH2Cl2 in hexanes) to give the product methyl 2-bromo-6-chloro-1-isopropyl-3-methyl-1H-indole-4-carboxylate (1.79 g, 5.19 mmol, 55.2% yield) as a clear oil. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ=7.98 (d, J=1.8 Hz, 1 H), 7.41 (d, J=1.8 Hz, 1 H), 5.05 (dt, J=6.7, 13.4 Hz, 1 H), 3.89 (s, 3 H), 2.22 (s, 3 H), 1.57 (d, J=7.1 Hz, 6 H). MS(ES)+m/e 344.0 [M+H]+.

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