5-(chloromethyl)-2-propan-2-yloxybenzonitrile

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Conditions: temp:75.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: To a mixture of ethyl 2-(2-hydroxy-6,7,8,9-tetrahydropyrido[1,2-a]indol-9-yl)acetate (50 mg, 0.183 mmol) and cesium carbonate (89 mg, 0.274 mmol) in DMF (2 mL) was added 5-(chloromethyl)-2-isopropoxybenzonitrile (46 mg, 0.22 mmol). The reaction was heated at 75° C. for 5 h and cooled down. The solid was filtered and washed with ethyl acetate. The combined solvent was evaporated, and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography to give the title compound (70 mg). LCMS m/z=447.4 [M+H]+; 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm 1.30 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 3H), 1.40 (d, J=6.1 Hz, 6H), 1.51-1.61 (m, 1H), 1.98-2.08 (m, 1H), 2.08-2.24 (m, 2H), 2.55 (dd, J=15.6, 8.6 Hz, 1H), 2.93 (dd, J=15.6, 5.4 Hz, 1H), 3.45-3.54 (m, 1H), 3.82-3.92 (m, 1H), 4.10-4.17 (m, 1H), 4.22 (q, J=7.1 Hz, 2H), 4.61-4.68 (m, 1H), 5.00 (s, 2H), 6.17 (s, 1H), 6.85 (dd, J=8.8, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 6.95 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.05 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.16 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.58 (dd, J=8.7, 2.2 Hz, 1H), 7.65 (d, J=2.2 Hz, 1H). cooled down The solid was filtered washed with ethyl acetate The combined solvent was evaporated the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography

Conditions: temp:75.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: To a mixture of ethyl 2-(2-hydroxy-6,7,8,9-tetrahydropyrido[1,2-a]indol-9-yl)acetate (50 mg, 0.183 mmol) and cesium carbonate (89 mg, 0.274 mmol) in DMF (2 mL) was added 5-(chloromethyl)-2-isopropoxybenzonitrile (46 mg, 0.22 mmol). The reaction was heated at 75° C. for 5 h and cooled down. The solid was filtered and washed with ethyl acetate. The combined solvent was evaporated, and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography to give the title compound (70 mg). LCMS m/z=447.4 [M+H]+; 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm 1.30 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 3H), 1.40 (d, J=6.1 Hz, 6H), 1.51-1.61 (m, 1H), 1.98-2.08 (m, 1H), 2.08-2.24 (m, 2H), 2.55 (dd, J=15.6, 8.6 Hz, 1H), 2.93 (dd, J=15.6, 5.4 Hz, 1H), 3.45-3.54 (m, 1H), 3.82-3.92 (m, 1H), 4.10-4.17 (m, 1H), 4.22 (q, J=7.1 Hz, 2H), 4.61-4.68 (m, 1H), 5.00 (s, 2H), 6.17 (s, 1H), 6.85 (dd, J=8.8, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 6.95 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.05 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.16 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.58 (dd, J=8.7, 2.2 Hz, 1H), 7.65 (d, J=2.2 Hz, 1H). cooled down The solid was filtered washed with ethyl acetate The combined solvent was evaporated the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography

Conditions: temp:65.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: To a solution of ethyl 2-(7-hydroxy-8-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]indol-1-yl)acetate (100 mg, 0.366 mmol) in DMF (3 mL) was added cesium carbonate (155 mg, 0.476 mmol), followed by 5-(chloromethyl)-2-isopropoxybenzonitrile (100 mg, 0.476 mmol). The reaction mixture was heated at 65° C. for 15 h and cooled down. The solid was filtered and washed with ethyl acetate. The combined solvent was evaporated, and the residue was purified by column chromatography to give the title compound (130 mg) as a colorless oil. LCMS m/z=447.7 [M+H]+; 1H NMR (400 ME-1z, CDCl3) δ ppm 1.32 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 3H), 1.42 (d, J=6.0 Hz, 6H), 2.25-2.32 (m, 1H), 2.42 (s, 3H), 2.58 (dd, J=16.0, 8.4 Hz, 1H), 2.82-2.92 (m, 2H), 3.73-3.80 (m, 1H), 3.95-4.02 (m, 1H), 4.08-4.15 (m, 1H), 4.20-4.27 (m, 2H), 4.62-4.69 (m, 1H), 4.96 (s, 2H), 6.13 (s, 1H), 6.83 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 6.97 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.01 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.59 (dd, J=8.6, 2.2 Hz, 1H), 7.63 (d, J=2.1 Hz, 1H). cooled down The solid was filtered washed with ethyl acetate The combined solvent was evaporated the residue was purified by column chromatography

Conditions: temp:60.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: tert-Butyl 2-(7-hydroxy-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]indol-1-yl)acetate (0.287 g, 1.000 mmol), cesium carbonate (0.489 g, 1.500 mmol) and 5-(chloromethyl)-2-isopropoxybenzonitrile (0.315 g, 1.500 mmol) were taken up in DMF (2.0 mL) and heated to 60° C. for 16 h in a 20 mL sealed scintillation vial. The reaction was cooled down to room temperature and poured into water and extracted into ether (2×5 mL). The organic layers were combined and washed with water (3×5 mL), saturated NaCl (1×5 mL), dried over MgSO4, and filtered by vacuum filtration through a glass fiber paper. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography to give the title compound (0.301 g) as a light yellow solid. LCMS m/z=461.5 [M+H]+. sealed scintillation vial The reaction was cooled down to room temperature extracted into ether (2×5 mL) washed with water (3×5 mL), saturated NaCl (1×5 mL) dried over MgSO4 filtered by vacuum filtration through a glass fiber paper The solvent was removed under reduced pressure The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography

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Procedure: tert-Butyl 2-(7-hydroxy-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]indol-1-yl)acetate (461 mg, 1.60 mmol) was dissolved in DMF (3.0 mL) and 5-(chloromethyl)-2-isopropoxybenzonitrile (337 mg, 1.60 mmol) and cesium carbonate (533 mg, 1.60 mmol) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 days and partitioned between ethyl acetate and water. The organics were removed and the aqueous mixture was extracted two times with ethyl acetate. The combined extracts were dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residual oil was dissolved in methanol (10 mL) and cooled to 0° C. The precipitate was collected by filtration and triturated with 10% ethyl acetate/hexanes to provide the title compound (462 mg). LCMS m/z=461.5 [M+H]+; 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ ppm 1.31 (d, J=6.1 Hz, 6H), 1.44 (s, 9H), 2.15-2.25 (m, 1H), 2.51-2.68 (m, 2H), 2.71-2.81 (m, 1H), 3.53-3.61 (m, 1H), 3.91-3.99 (m, 1H), 4.04-4.13 (m, 1H), 4.78 (septet, J=6.1 Hz, 1H), 5.02 (s, 2H), 5.99 (s, 1H), 6.74 (dd, J=8.7, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.06 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.18 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.27 (d, J=9.0 Hz, 1H), 7.70 (dd, J=8.7, 2.3 Hz, 1H), 7.76 (d, J=2.1 Hz, 1H). partitioned between ethyl acetate and water The organics were removed the aqueous mixture was extracted two times with ethyl acetate The combined extracts were dried over Na2SO4 filtered concentrated under reduced pressure The residual oil was dissolved in methanol (10 mL) cooled to 0° C The precipitate was collected by filtration triturated with 10% ethyl acetate/hexanes

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