Ethanol → 2-(2,5-Dichloro-3-methanesulfonyl-indol-1-yl)-acetimidic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride

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A solution of (2,5-dichloro-3-methylsulfonyl-indol-1-yl)-acetonitrile (0.303 g, 1 mmole) in dry chloroform (15 ml) was cooled to 0° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere. To this solution was added anhydrous ethanol (0.35 ml). Dry hydrogen chloride gas was bubbled into the reaction mixture to saturation at 0° C. The flask was stoppered and stirred for 2 h at 0 and left in the freezer overnight. The resulting white solid precipitate was filtered off and dried to afford 0.353 g (91%) of 2-(2,5-dichloro-3-methanesulfonyl-indol-1-yl)-acetimidic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride.

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