HCID 4777751, compound → HCID 15054039, compound

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Reaction Steps

4-(benzyloxy)indole-2-carboxamide (4.98 g) in 300 ml of methanol is stirred under 1 atm of hydrogen with 0.75 g of 10% palladium on carbon for 16 hr. The catalyst is filtered off through Celite filter aid, the filtrate concentrated, the residue taken up in ethyl acetate (300 ml) and filtered again. The clear filtrate is concentrated to 200 ml and hexane added to a volume of 450 mi. The cooled solution gives a small amount of gummy, dark material. The filtrate is diluted with hexane and cooled overnight to give a solid. Recrystallization from ethyl acetate/hexane then ethyl acetate gives 4-hydroxyindole-2-carboxamide, mp 219-221.

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