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mL). The solids were removed by filtration and the filtrate was subjected to flash chromatography (ethyl
acetate/hexane 20/80) to give 11 as an oil (4.39 g, 89%), which was used directly as described below.
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-Azido-1-hydroxyl-1-[3-methyl-1-(phenylsulfonyl)indol-2-yl]pentane (13). A magnetically stirred solution of
2 (15.00 g, 55.18 mmol) in dry THF (250 mL) at -70 °C under argon was treated with sec-butyllithium (1.11 M
in cyclohexane, 59.7 mL, 66.3 mmol) via syringe. The solution was stirred for 0.5 h, allowed to slowly warm to
room temperature (1 h), stirred for 3 h, recooled to -70 °C, and treated with aldehyde 11 (9.06 g, 71.3 mmol).
The solution was allowed to warm to room temperature (1 h), stirred for 12 h, treated with saturated NH
4
Cl
(4 x 500 mL). The combined
), filtered, and concentrated in
(
100 mL), poured into saturated NH
organic extracts were washed with water (500 mL), brine (500 mL), dried (K
vacuo. Flash chromatography (CH Cl
material) as a colorless oil: IR (neat) 3538, 2928, 2860, 2086, 1448, 1357, 1170, 956, 744, 722, 682 cm ; H
NMR (CDCl ) 8.05 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H), 7.77 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 2H) 7.47–7.19 (m, 6H), 5.22 (q, J = 8.1 Hz, 1H), 3.75
d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 3.22 (t, J = 6.6 Hz, 2H), 2.30 (s, 3H), 2.21–2.09 (m, 1H), 2.08–1.96 (m, 1H), 1.65–1.54 (m, 2H),
4
Cl (300 mL), and extracted with CH
2
Cl
CO
2
2
3
2
2
elution) gave 13 (11.28 g, 51%; 80% based on recovered starting
-
1 1
3
(
1
3
1
1
5
6
1
.54–1.44 (m, 1H), 1.35–1.22 (m, 1H); C NMR (CDCl ) 137.8, 137.76, 136.7, 133.6, 131.1, 128.9, 126.3,
3
25.2, 123.8, 120.4, 119.2, 115.1, 67.3, 51.1, 36.5, 28.4, 23.3, 9.6. Anal. Calcd for C20
H
22
N
4
3
O S: C, 60.28; H,
.57; N, 14.06; S, 8.05. Found: C, 59.96; H, 5.60; N, 14.14; S, 7.70.
-Azido-1-oxo-1-[3-methyl-1-(phenylsulfonyl)indol-2-yl)]pentane (14). A magnetically stirred suspension of
3 (10.89 g, 27.3 mmol) and manganese (IV) oxide (60.88 g, 700.2 mmol) in CH Cl (300 mL) was heated at
2
2
reflux for 22 h under argon. The suspension was then cooled to room temperature, filtered, and the filtrate
concentrated in vacuo to give 9.34 g (86%) of a pale yellow oil that was homogeneous by TLC (CH
2
Cl ). Flash
2
1
chromatography (CH
2
Cl
2
elution) gave 7.95 g (73%) of 14 as a colorless oil: H NMR (CDCl
3
) 8.04 (d, J = 8.3
Hz, 1H), 7.60 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 2H), 7.44–7.36 (m, 3H), 7.31–7.22 (m, 3H), 3.32 (t, J = 6.8 Hz, 2H), 3.05 (t, J = 7.3 Hz,
2
9
1
H), 2.20 (s, 3H), 1.89–1.78 (m, 2H), 1.76–1.65 (m, 2H); IR (neat) 2090, 1693, 1600, 1578, 1454, 1375, 1191,
-
1 13
60, 759, 731 cm ; C NMR (CDCl
24.8, 120.7, 116.0, 51.2, 43.9, 28.2, 21.6, 9.3. Anal. Calcd for C20
3
) 197.8, 137.1, 136.0, 135.1, 133.8, 131.7, 128.6, 127.3, 127.1, 126.4,
H
20
N O
4 3
S: C, 60.59; H, 5.08; N, 14.13; S, 8.09.
Found: C, 60.20; H, 4.82; N, 14.00; S, 7.98.
Indole-3-carbaldehyde (16). To ice cooled DMF (200 mL) was added phosphorus oxychloride (187.5 g, 1.22
mol) via an additional funnel. The resulting yellow-orange solution was stirred for 20 min and then a solution
of indole (100.0 g, 0.854 mol) in DMF (150 mL0 was added via an additional funnel. The reaction was stirred at
room temperature for 2 days, then poured into ice. An aqueous sodium hydroxide (230 g, 5.75 mol) solution
was added slowly frequently along with ice to keep the reaction cool. The resulting precipitate was collected
by filtration and washed thoroughly with water to afford 16 as a white solid (119.5 g, 96%) after drying; mp
1
5
1
1
1
1
90–192 °C (Lit. mp 196–197 °C); H NMR (DMSO-d ) 11.80 (br, s, 1H), 9.94 (s, 1H), 8.18 (m, 1H), 7.95 (s,
6
H), 7.48 (m, 1H), 7.23 (m, 2H).
-(Phenylsulfonyl)indole-3-carbaldehyde (17). A mixture of 3-formylindole (16) (11.95 g, 0.0823 mol),
crushed sodium hydroxide (9.65 g, 0.241 mol) and tetra-n-butylammonium hydrogen sulfate (1.09 g, 3.21
mmol) in methylene chloride (100 mL) was stirred in an ice bath. Benzenesulfonyl chloride (17.16 g, 0.0972
mol) was added via an additional funnel over 10 min. The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature
for 2 h. Water was added and the organic layer was washed several times with water and dried over
16
magnesium sulfate to afford 17 as a white solid (22.6 g, 96%) after removal of solvent; mp 156–157 °C (lit.
1
mp 158–158.5 °C). H NMR (CDCl
3
) 10.06 (s, 1H), 8.22–8.17 (m, 2H), 7.95–7.89 (m, 3H), 7.58–7.32 (m, 5H).
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