Hydrochloric Acid → 5-Hydroxy-5-(5-bromo-3-indolyl)-2,4,6-(1H,3H,5H)pyrimidinetrione

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Alloxan hydrate (1.6 g., 0.01 mole) was dissolved in 40 ml. of ethanol by heating. 5-Bromoindole (1.96 g., 0.01 mole) was added and heating near reflux continued for 15 minutes. Tlc did not indicate that reaction had occured. 1N Hydrochloric acid (10 ml.) was then added while maintaining the reaction near reflux. After 10 minutes, the reaction was concentrated to wet solids. Trituration of these wet solids with water gave the title product [3.17 g., m.p. >250° C.; Rf 0.45 (1:1 ethyl acetate:hexane/5% acetic acid); Rf 0.3 (1:5 ethyl acetate:hexane/5% acetic acid)].

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