Trifluoroacetic acid → 1-(3-(4-Octylphenoxy)-2-oxopropyl)indole-5-carboxylic acid

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0.222 g (0.465 mmol) tert-butyl-1-[3-(4-octylphenoxy)-2-oxopropyl]indole-5-carboxylate is dissolved in 60 ml absolute dichloromethane and mixed with 3.98 g (34.9 mmol) trifluoroacetic acid. Having stirred at room temperature for 4 hours, concentration to dryness is carried out on the rotary evaporator. Two admixtures with hexane and respective concentration to dryness on the rotary evaporator leave as a crude product a brownish solid which is purified on an RP-HPLC column by means of chromatography (stationary phase: cromasil, mobile phase acetonitrile/water 80:20) and yields the product as a white solid.

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