Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether → Carmoxirole

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A mixture of 37.3 g of 3-[4-(4-phenyl-1,2,3,6tetrahydropyridyl)-butyl]-5-carbamoylindole, 27.1 g of NaOH, 525 ml of water and 450 ml of diethylene glycol monoethyl ether is boiled with stirring for 16 hours. The mixture is cooled, worked up in the customary manner and acidified to give 3-[4-(4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridyl)-butyl]-indole-5-carboxylic acid, m.p. 284°-285°.

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