Sodium Hydroxide → 6-Chloro-2-(4-chlorobenzoyl)indol-3-acetic acid

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A mixture of methyl[6-chloro-2-(4-chlorobenzoyl)-1H-indol-3-yl]acetate (Example 8, 1.80 g) and 2N aqueous NaOH (7.5 ml) in MeOH-THF (10 ml-10 ml) was stirred at 80° C. for 1 h. The mixture was cooled and concentrated. The residue was dissolved in water (150 ml) and washed with diethyl ether (50 ml). The aqueous layer was acidified with 2N aqueous HCl (10 ml), and extracted with ethyl acetate (100 ml×2). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (50 ml), dried (MgSO4), and concentrated. The residual solids were recrystalized from toluene to afford 1.58 g (91%) of the title compound.

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