Methanol → 5-acetamido-1H-indole-2-carboxylic Acid

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Lithium hydroxide (0.028 g, 1.184 mmol) was added to a solution of 1-(1,1-dimethylethyl)2-ethyl 5-(acetylamino)-1H-indole-1,2-dicarboxylate (0.041 g, 0.118 mmol) in THF:MeOH:water/3:1:1. The reaction mixture was heated at 50° C. for 1 h. The solvent was evaporated. The residue was dissolved in water, acidified with 6N aqueous HCl and extracted with dichloromethane. A solid formed in the aqueous layer which was collected by filtration and dried to give the title compound (0.011 g, 43%) as a white solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ ppm 12.85 (s, 1H), 11.63 (s, 1H), 9.79 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.22-7.38 (m, 2H), 7.01 (s, 1H), 2.01 (s, 3H). MS: m/z 219 (M+1).

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