Oxalyl chloride → HCID 86762562, compound

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9-(2-Benzyloxy-ethyl)-8-chloro-5-methoxy-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-carbazole-4-carboxylic acid (7) (1.5 g, 3.7 mmol) was dissolved in dichloromethane (50 mL) and oxalyl chloride (700 mg, 5.5 mmol, 470 μL) and DMF (1 drop) were added and the reaction stirred at 20° C. for 2 h. There was a moderate evolution of gas for about 30 min as the reaction proceeded. The reaction was then concentrated in vacuo to give 9-(2-Benzyloxy-ethyl)-8-chloro-5-methoxy-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-carbazole-4-carbonyl chloride (8) as a gum which was used into the next step without purification. The structure was confirmed by 13C NMR (75 MHz; CDCl3): δC 20.8, 22.1, 26.4, 44.2, 51.8, 55.1, 70.7, 73.3, 100.7, 106.0, 108.6, 119.5, 123.4, 127.3, 127.7, 128.3, 131.9, 138.0, 138.2, 152.0. and 176.3.

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