Lithium Hydroxide → 6-Chloro-1H-indole-5-carboxylic acid

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A solution of Example 58B (1.17 g, approximately 5.6 mmol) in THF (50 mL) was treated with 1M LiOH (56 mL, 56 mmol), heated at 50° C., stirred for 18 hours, treated with 1M NaOH, washed with diethyl ether, acidified with HCl, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was dried (MgSO4), filtered, and concentrated. The concentrate was purified on silica gel with 50% ethyl acetate/hexanes to provide of 660 mg of the desired product.

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