Lithium hydroxide, monohydrate → 1-(4-methoxybutyl)-7-oxo-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-indole-2-carboxylic acid

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Ethyl 1-(4-methoxybutyl)-7-oxo-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-indole-2-carboxylate (250 mg) and lithium hydroxide monohydrate (54 mg) were dissolved in ethanol (4 ml) and water (2 ml), and the mixture was stirred at 60° C. for 3 hr. The solvent was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was neutralized with 1N hydrochloric acid, extracted with ethyl acetate (10 ml×2), and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was subjected to silica gel column chromatography, and a fraction eluted with ethyl acetate-hexane (5:95-3:7) was concentrated under reduced pressure to give the object product (215 mg).

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