Sodium Hydroxide → HCID 21938222, compound

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3-(2,4-Dichlorobenzoyl)-5-(methoxycarbonyl)-2-methylindole (0.60 g) is suspended in ethanol (10 ml), to which is added an aqueous solution of 1.5 M sodium hydroxide (5 ml), and heated under reflux for 3 hours. The reaction mixture is concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue is made acidic with water and 3 M HCl added thereto. The crystal formed is taken out through filtration, then suspended in ethanol-toluene, and concentrated under reduced pressure for azeotropic dehydration. Next, this is dried on calcium chloride in a vacuum desiccator to obtain a crystal of 5-carboxy-3-(2,4-dichlorobenzoyl)-2-methylindole (76) (0.56 g).

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