Lithium Hydroxide → 3-bromo-1H-indole-2-carboxylic acid

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Ethyl 3-bromo-1H-indole-2-carboxylate (0.070 g, 0.30 mmol) and powdered lithium hydroxide (0.073 g, 3.0 mmol) were dissolved in 1:1:1 mixture of THF/MeOH/water (3.0 mL) and the solution was stirred at RT for 4.5 h. The solvent was evaporated. Purification was accomplished by Reverse-Phase HPLC (water/acetonitrile with 0.1% TFA) to afford (0.042 g, 67%) of the title compound as a white solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ ppm 12.09 (br. s., 1H), 7.50 (d, 1H), 7.43 (d, 1H), 7.30 (t, 1H), 7.15 (t, 1H). MS: m/z 240.1 (M+1).

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