“…White solid; 1 H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 7.62 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 1H), 7.60−7.56 (m, 2H), 7.35−7.31 (m, 1H), 7.28 (d, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H), 7.14 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.08 (td, J = 7.5 and 0.9 Hz, 1H), 5.33 (s, 1H), 4.25 (s, 1H), 3.59 (s, 3H), 3.18 (s, 3H), 2.31 (s, 3H). 13 2-Bromo-3-methoxy-1-(pyrimidin-2-yl)-1H-indole (3). In a 10 mL round-bottom flask were placed substrate 2a (25.7 mg, 0.1 mmol), NBS (19.6 mg, 0.11 mmol), and DCM (1.5 mL).…”