Dimethylformamide → ethyl 7-amino-6-chloro-1H-indole-2-carboxylate

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A mixture of ethyl 7-amino-1H-indole-2-carboxylate (2.30 g), N-chlorosuccinimide (1.40 g) and N,N-dimethylformamide (10 mL) was stirred at room temperature overnight. To the reaction mixture was added water, and the resulting crystals were filtrated, washed with water and dried. The obtained crystals were subjected to silica gel column chromatography and the title compound (1.59 g, yield 63%) was obtained as pale-yellow crystals from a fraction eluted with ethyl acetate-hexane (2:3, volume ratio). melting point 217-218° C. (decomposition).

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