Lithium Hydroxide → 4-(3,5-difluoro-phenoxy)-1H-indole-2-carboxylic acid

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156 (260 mg, 0.82 mmol) is dissolved in 10 ml of methanol and treated with a solution of LiOH (40 mg, 1.6 mmol) in 5 ml of water. The mixture is stirred at room temperature for 18 hours. After evaporation, the crude product is acidified at 0° C. with 2M HCl and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layers are dried over sodium sulphate and evaporated.

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