Ethanol → HCID 21938641, compound

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5-Ethyloxindole (˜54 g, ˜335 mmol), ethanol (750 ml), water (150 ml) and potassium hydroxide (65 g, 1.62 mol) are combined and heated at reflux for 3 days. The mixture is allowed to cool and then filtered through a bed of Celite. The filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure, water is added and the pH adjusted to 6.5. The precipitate is filtered off, washed with water and dried in an oven overnight to yield 5-ethyl-2-aminophenylacetic acid.

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