Hydrochloric Acid → 6,7-Dihydro-2H-benzo[6,7]cyclohepta[cd]indazole-8-carboxylic acid

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85 mg of 6,7-dihydro-2H-benzo[6,7]cyclohepta[cd]indazole-8-carboxaldehyde prepared in Example 2 was dissolved in 8 ml of dimethyl sulfoxide. To the reaction mixture was added a solution of 0.75 g of sodium dihydrogenphosphate in 4 ml water. Further, a solution of 0.25 g of sodium hypochlorite in 1 ml water was added dropwise at room temperature, followed by stirring for 0.5 hour. To the reaction mixture was added 0.01 N hydrochloric acid, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was evaporated. The residue was purified and separated by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate:hexane=1:1), to give 85 mg of the title compound as a colorless powder.

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