Sodium Hydroxide → 2-(5,6-dimethoxy-1H-indene-2-carboxamido)benzoic acid

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To a stirred solution of methyl 2-(5,6-dimethoxy-1H-indene-2-carboxamido)benzoate (120 mg, 0.34 mmol) in THF (6 mL) and MeOH (3 mL) was added 2 N NaOH solution (0.85 mL) dropwise. The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 h, then quenched with 1N HCl solution and extracted with DCM. The organic extracts were washed with a saturated aqueous NaCl solution and dried over sodium sulfate. The solvent was then removed under reduced pressure to give 2-(5,6-dimethoxy-1H-indene-2-carboxamido)benzoic acid (100 mg, 87%). 1H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 3.72 (br s, 2H), 3.79 (s, 3H), 3.81 (s, 3H), 7.15 (m, 1H), 7.24 (s, 1H), 7.26 (s, 1H), 7.55-7.66 (m, 2H), 8.04 (dd, J=8.0, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 8.70 (dd, J=8.4, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 11.91 (s, 1H); LC-MS (ES-API); rt 9.23 min; m/z calculated for C19H17NO5 [M−H]− 338.1, found 338.1.

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