Lithium Hydroxide → 5-Bromo-1H-indole-7-carboxylic acid

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Methyl 5-bromo-1H-indole-7-carboxylate (5 g, 19.7 mmol) was dissolved in methanol (200 mL) and a solution of lithium hydroxide (0.99 g, 41 mmol) in water (10 mL) was added. The mixture was heated at reflux for 50 hours. The methanol was removed in vacuo and the residue diluted with aqueous hydrochloric acid (2 M). The resulting precipitate was filtered off and dried in a heated vacuum pistol to give 4.7 g (99%) of the title compound as a beige solid.

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