4-Nitroaniline → HCID 3755607, compound

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More in particular, to a mixture of N-acetyl-3-hydroxyindole (a) (0.114 mol, 20 g) in acetic acid (150 ml), was added 4-nitroaniline (1.5 equiv., 0.171 mol, 23.65 g). The mixture was heated at reflux for 5 hours and cooled to room temperature. An orange precipitate was filtered off and washed with isopropanol and diisopropyl ether, affording intermediate b.

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