Potassium Hydroxide → 1-(2-ethoxyethyl)-3-piperidin-4-yl-1H-indole

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To a solution of 16 g (0.054 mol) of 4-[1-(2-ethoxyethyl)-1H-indol-3-yl]-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid ethyl ester in 10 ml of iso-propanol, a solution of 32 g of potassium hydroxide in 270 ml of iso-propanol was added. The crude mixture was refluxed for 16 hours. After cooling at room temperature, the solvent was removed at reduced pressure and the crude mixture was extracted between ethyl acetate and water. The organic layer was dried with sodium sulphate and after filtration, the solvent was removed under reduced pressure affording 9.6 g (71% of yield) of an oil which corresponds to the expected product.

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