Methyl 3-chloro-4-fluoro-alpha-azidocinnamate → Methyl 5-chloro-6-fluoro-1H-indole-2-carboxylate

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A mixture of 3-chloro-4-fluoro-α-azidocinnamic acid methyl ester (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open (kokai). No. 7-149723) (1.85 g) and xylene (140 mL) was heated under reflux for 1 hour, and the solvent was distilled away. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (methylene chloride), to thereby give the title compound (491 mg).

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