Water → HCID 13220402, compound

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A mixture of 39.0 g (0.12 mole) of 3-hydroxy-7-methoxy-4-phenyl-4H-furo[3,2-b]indole-2-carboxylic methyl ester (Preparation described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 369,448 now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 4,503,236) in 195 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide and 80 ml of water was treated with 40 ml of 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide, After heating on the steam bath for two hours, the product was isolated as described in Example V above. Recrystallization from 2-methoxyethanol/N,N-dimethylformamide yielded 15.8 g (49% yield) of the product, mp 175° C.-dec. An additional recrystallization as above raised the mp to 185°-187° C.

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