Thionyl Chloride → HCID 68023578, compound

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Thionyl chloride (8 ml, 110 mmol, 5 eq.) was added to a suspension of the compound of formula (III) (4.53 g, 22 mmol, 1 eq.) in dry dioxane (50 ml). The final suspension was refluxed in dry atmosphere (CaCl2 valve) for 2 h, and the reaction turned to a light brown solution while proceeding. The reaction was cooled to 25° C. and organic volatiles were removed under reduced pressure, then dry toluene (25 ml) was added and removed under vacuum, this operation was repeated twice. The brown residue (22 mmol, 1 eq.) was added portion wise to a cooled solution at 0° C. of NaHCO3 (3.7 g, 43.95 mmol, 2 eq.) and 2,2-dimethoxy-ethylamine (2.39 ml, 21.97 mmol, 1 eq.) in dioxane/water 4:1 (100 ml), the suspension was stirred for 2 hours at rt. Organic volatiles were removed under reduced pressure and the yellow precipitate was filtered and dried to give 5-nitro-1H-indole-2-carboxylic acid (2,2-dimethoxy-ethyl)-amide (IV). Yield=5.80 g (90%).

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