Potassium Carbonate → Methyl 1H-indole-2-carboxylate

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

Add to ethyl indole-2-carboxylate 1 (42.3 mmol) in MeOH (50 mL), K2CO3 (1.20 equiv., 50.7 mmol) and stir the suspension with heating to 55° C. for 1 h. Monitor the reaction by tlc (ether/heptane) and when complete concentrate the reaction in vacuo, dilute with H2O and stir for 15 min. Collect the solid by filtration and dry under vacuum at 65° C. for 3 h to afford methyl indole-2-carboxylate 2.

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