Hydrochloric Acid → 2-bromo-3-cyclohexyl-1H-indole-6-carboxylic acid

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A solution of methyl 2-bromo-3-cyclohexyl-1H-indole-6-carboxylate (20 g, 60 mmol) and LiOH (3.8 g, 160 mmol) in MeOH/THF/H2O (1:1:1, 300 mL) was heated at 90° C. for 2 h. The reaction mixture was cooled in an ice/H2O bath, neutralized with 1M HCl (˜160 mL) diluted with H2O (250 mL) and stirred for 1 h at rt. The precipitates were collected by filtration rinse with H2O and dried to yield 2-bromo-3-cyclohexyl-1H-indole-6-carboxylic acid (quant.) which was used without further purification.

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