Acetic Acid → HCID 22139317, compound

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Morpholine (0.24 ml, 2.7 mmol) and formaldehyde (37% aq; 0.21 ml, 2.7 mmol) were added to glacial acetic acid (3 ml) at 0° C. After stirring for 15 minutes 4-indolcarboxaldehyde (0.27 g, 1.9 mmol) was added. The mixture was stirred 5 minutes at 0° C. and then 3½h at room temperature, prior to the addition of water (6 ml) and washing with ether. The aqueous layer was made alkaline with 2N NaOH and then extracted with dichloromethane. The combined organic extracts were washed with brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and evaporated to afford 0.46 g of the entitled product as an oil which was used without further purification.

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