Iodoethane → HCID 22497244, compound

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A mixture of 1-(6-chloro-1H-indol-3-yl)-2,2,2-trifluoro-ethanone (300 mg, 1.21 mmol), potassium carbonate (419 mg, 3.03 mmol), and iodoethane (0.14 mL, 1.82 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (4 mL) in a sealed reaction vessel was heated at 60° C. for 16 h. At this time, the reaction was cooled to 25° C. and partitioned between water (30 mL) and ethyl acetate (30 mL). This mixture was treated with a 1N aqueous hydrochloric acid solution (6 mL), shaken, and separated. The organic layer was concentrated in vacuo to afford a yellow solid. The resulting solid was then treated with a 20% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (7 mL) and was heated at 115° C. for 24 h. At this time, the reaction was cooled to 25° C. and was partitioned between water (75 mL) and ethyl acetate (75 mL). This solution was treated with a 1N aqueous hydrochloric acid solution (25 mL), shaken, and separated. The organic layer was washed with a saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution (1×50 ml), dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to afford 6-chloro-1-ethyl-1H-indole-3-carboxylic acid (250 mg, 92%) as a pale yellow solid: mp 225-227° C.; EI-HRMS m/e calcd for C11H10ClNO2 (M+) 223.0400, found 223.0400.

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