Water → Ethyl 3-Bromoindole-2-carboxylate

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A mixture of ethyl-2-indole carboxylate (1.89 g) and N-bromosuccinimide (1.77 g) in THF (30 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The mixture was poured into water (150 mL) and filtered. The filtrant was washed with THF, dried under vacuum at 60° C., and recrystallized from ethyl acetate/hexanes.

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