Sodium Hydroxide → 6-Chloro-5-[4-(1-hydroxy-2-methylpropan-2-yl)-3-methoxyphenyl]-1H-indole-3-carboxylic acid

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A mixture of the methyl 6-chloro-5-(4-(1-hydroxy-2-methylpropan-2-yl)-3-methoxyphenyl)-1H-indole-3-carboxylate (25 mg, 0.064 mmol), 2.4 ml of methanol (2.4 mL), and 0.8 mL of 1M aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide (0.8 mL, 0.8 mmol) was stirred at 70° C. for 24 hours—the starting material is consumed by TLC and LCMS. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, diluted with 1M solution of potassium bisulfate (1 mL) and the obtained mixture was concentrated. The residue was partitioned between ethyl acetate and water. The organic extract was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and loaded on silica gel. A silica gel column was equilibrated with 30% ethyl acetate in heptane. Chromatography on this column, eluting with a solution of 3% of acetic acid and 30% of ethyl acetate in heptane gave the title compound (18 mg, 73% yield). MS (ES−) 372.1 (M−H)− Retention time:

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