Hydrochloric Acid → 1-[2-(4-Chloro-phenyl)-ethyl]-1H-indole-2-carboxylic acid

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480 mg (1.5 mmol) of 1-[2-(4-Chloro-phenyl)-ethyl]-1H-indole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester was dissolved in 5 ml of dioxan and 5 ml of 2N aqueous sodium hydroxide was added. The reaction was heated to 60° C. for 2 h, then was cooled to 0° C. The solution was diluted with 10 ml of water and the pH of the solution was adjusted to between 2 and 3 by the addition of concentrated aqueous HCl, whereupon the product precipitates. The product was filtered off and dried under reduced pressure. Yield: 390 mg MS (Cl+): m/e=300, chloro pattern.

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