3-(N-Acetyl-N-methylamino)pyrrolidine → 1H-Indolamine

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5-(2-Methanesulfonyloxy-ethyl)-2-methyl-1H-indole-3-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (0.300 g, 0.770 mmol, 1 eq, Example 56, Step D) was suspended in Dioxane (20 mL) under Ar. 3-(N-Acetyl-N-methylamino)-pyrrolidine (0.330 g, 2.320 mmol, 3 eq) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred and heated to reflux for 18 hours. Then the reaction was quenched with saturated sodium bicarbonate and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×). The combined organic phases were washed with brine and dried over Na2SO4. After removing the solvent, the residue was loaded on silica gel and chromatographed, eluting with ethyl acetate/methanol/triethyl amine (100/10/1). 0.200 g (60%) of the indole-amine was obtained as a white solid. This was converted to the .HCl salt. LC/MS (ESI+) 434 (M+1); Anal. Calcd for C26H31N3O3.1HCl.1.25H2O: C, 63.40; H, 7.06; N, 8.53; Found: C, 63.51; H, 6.95; N, 8.30.

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