Ammonium Hydroxide → methyl 2-carbamoyl-1H-indole-5-carboxylate

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To a solution of 5-(methoxycarbonyl)-1H-indole-2-carboxylic acid (2.50 g, 11.4 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (20 mL) was added 1,1-carbonyldiimidazole (3.70 g, 22.8 mmol). The yellow suspension was stirred for 2 hours. Then concentrated ammonium hydroxide (20 mL) was added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5 hours. The pale green suspension was filtered, washed with water and 5 mL of methanol, and air dried to give methyl 2-carbamoyl-1H-indole-5-carboxylate (2.04 g, 82%) as a colorless solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6, δ): 11.93 (br. s., 1 H), 8.32 (d, J=1.2 Hz, 1 H), 8.06 (br. s., 1 H), 7.79 (dd, J=8.6, 1.6 Hz, 1 H), 7.48 (d, J=8.6 Hz, 1 H), 7.45 (br. s., 1 H), 7.27 (s, 1 H), 3.32 (s, 3 H).

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