Lithium Hydroxide → 5-Nitroindole-2-carboxylic acid

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16.5 g (66.93 mmol) of ethyl 5-nitroindole-2-carboxylate are dissolved in 200 ml each of methanol and THF, and 67 ml (133.85 mmol) of lithium hydroxide solution are added. The mixture is heated at 90° C. for half an hour. After cooling, the mixture is, for work-up, diluted and extracted with aqueous hydrochloric acid and ethyl acetate. The organic phase is washed with sat. sodium chloride solution, dried with sodium sulphate, filtered and dried under reduced pressure.

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