Ammonia → HCID 21714272, compound

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Reaction Steps

Ethyl 4-methyl-7-[2-(2-tetrahydro-2H-pyranyl) oxyethoxy]-1H- indole-2-carboxylate (3.20 g, 9.21 mmol) was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (70 ml), followed by adding thereto 2N hydrochloric acid (30 ml) at room temperature. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours, after which water (200 ml) and then 28% aqueous ammonia were added thereto to neutralize (pH=7 to 8) the reaction mixture. Subsequently, the reaction mixture was extracted twice with ethyl acetate and the extract solution was washed with a 5% aqueous sodium chloride solution and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure and the resulting residue was crystallized from ethyl acetate to obtain ethyl 7-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-4-methyl-1H-indole-2-carboxylate (1.93 g).

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