Iodine → 1-ethyl-2-iodo-6-methoxy-1H-indole-3-carbonitrile

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A 2M solution of lithium diisopropyl amide in THF/hexanes (Acros) (3.9 mL, 7.8 mmol) was diluted with THF (5 mL) in a flame-dried flask. After cooling the reaction to −30° C., a solution of 1-ethyl-6-methoxy-1H-indole-3-carbonitrile (1.30 g, 6.5 mmol) in THF (10 mL) was added dropwise during 10 min, maintaining the temperature at −30° C. After stirring for an additional 30 min at this temperature, a solution of iodine (2.31 g, 9.1 mmol) in THF (5 mL) was added during 10 min. After the addition, the reaction was warmed to ambient temperature during 1 h. The reaction was then diluted with ice-H2O and extracted with EtOAc (2×). The combined organic phases were washed with 1M sodium thiosulfate and saturated NaCl and then concentrated to a brown solid. Chromatography (CH2Cl2/hexanes, 1/1) over silica gel gave 1.31 g (62%) of 1-ethyl-2-iodo-6-methoxy-1H-indole-3-carbonitrile as an off-white solid.

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