Methanol → HCID 15859770, compound

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A mixture of tert-butyl 1-benzoyl-2-methyl-1H-indole-3-carboxylate (440 mg, 1.3 mmol), lithium hydroxide monohydrate (276 mg, 6.6 mmol), tetrahydrofuran (12 mL), methanol (4 mL) and water (4 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 4 hours. The mixture was concentrated, acidified to pH=2 with concentrated hydrochloric acid and extracted with ethyl acetate (20 mL×3). The organic phase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to give 1-benzoyl-2-methyl-1H-indole-3-carboxylic acid (260 mg, 72%). LRMS (M+H+) m/z: calcd 279.13. found 279.

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