(1H-indol-2-yl)methanol → Indole-2-carboxaldehyde

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A mixture of (1H-indol-2-yl)methanol (8.00 g, 54.4 mmol) and 2-iodoxybenzoic acid (“IBX”) (40.0 g, 0.163 mol) in ethyl acetate (200 mL) was stirred at 80° C. for 16 hours. The solid was filtered off, and the filtrate was concentrated. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with petroleum ether/ethyl acetate (50:1) to give 1H-indole-2-carbaldehyde (4.0 g, 50% yield) as a solid. LCMS (ESI) m/z: 146.1 [M+H]+.

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