Sodium Hydroxide → 6-fluoro-3-(1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-1H-indole

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To a solution of 6-fluoro-1-(phenylsulfonyl)-3-(1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-1H-indole (Intermediate 5; 183 mg; 0.54 mmol) in MeOH (20 mL) was added a solution of NaOH (142 mg; 3.55 mmol) in water (1 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred at 85° C. for 4 h, concentrated, diluted with H2O (5 mL), and extracted with Et2O (10 mL×3). The combined organic layers were washed with water (10 mL×2), brine (10 mL), dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated. The crude product was purified by preparative HPLC. 39 mg (36%) of the title compound was obtained as a white solid.

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