Hydrochloric Acid → 5-Bromo-1-methyl-1H-indole-3-carboxylic acid

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1N Aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide (10 ml) was added at room temperature to a solution of 5-bromo-1-methyl-1H-indole-3-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (605 mg) in ethanol (10 ml) and stirred at 70° C. for three hours. After completion of the reaction, the reaction solution was cooled to room temperature, water and 1N hydrochloric acid aqueous solution were added and the precipitated solid was collected by filtration to give the titled compound (530 mg) as a white solid.

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