1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidineethanol → HCID 19891945, compound

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To a dry THF solution (30 ml) of 2-(1-methyl-2-pyrrolidine)ethanol at -10° to 5° C. was dropwise added a 1.5M hexane solution of n-BuLi (16.0 ml, 24.0 mmol) over a period of 10 min. Stirring was continued for 30 min. To a mixture was then dropwise added at -5° to 5° C. a dry THF solution (20 ml) of indole-3-carboxylic acid chloride (4.20 g, 24.0 mmol) over a period of 45 min. The cooling bath was removed. After stirring overnight at room temperature, a reaction solution was poured onto a cold diluted hydrochloric acid, and the aqueous layer was washed with ethyl acetate. The aqueous layer was adjusted with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate to a pH of >10 and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed successively with water and saturated aqueous sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 1.91 g of the title compound as a yellow viscous material. A foamy solid;

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