Hydrochloric Acid → methyl 3-cyclohexyl-2-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-indole-6-carboxylate

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To a solution of methyl 2-(2,4-bismethoxymethoxyphenyl)-3-cyclohexyl-1-[2-(tetrahydropyran-2-yloxy)ethyl]-1H-indole-6-carboxylate in methanol (525 ml) and tetrahydrofuran (30 ml) was added 6N hydrochloric acid (105 ml) and the mixture was stirred for 10 hr. The reaction mixture was concentrated and water was added. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. After filtration, the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the obtained residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate=1:1) to give methyl 3-cyclohexyl-2-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-indole-6-carboxylate (10.3 g, yield 68%).

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