Thionyl Chloride → HCID 18971629, compound

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Thionyl chloride (1.62 ml, 22.3 mmol) was added to a solution of indole-2-carboxylic acid (3.0 g, 18.6 mmol) in toluene (40 ml), the mixture heated at reflux for 3 h and then cooled to room temperature. 1-Benzylpiperazine (3.7 ml, 20.4 mmol) was added and the resultant precipitate collected by filtration, washed with toluene, and dried in vacuo to give 2-(4-benzylpiperazin-1-yl) carbonyl indole hydrochloride (6.5 g, 98%). M.p. >210° C. (dec).

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