Sodium Hydroxide → 4-[2-(Indol-2-yl)ethyloxy]benzoic acid

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Ester 4-3 (150 mg, 0.51 mmol) and 1N NaOH (1.3 mL, 1.3 mmol) were combined in 10 mL MeOH. After 16 h additional 1N NaOH (5 mL, 5 mmol) was added, and 7 h later, 5 mL more 1N NaOH. After a total of 2 d the mixture was heated at 50° for 1 h, then concentrated, redissolved in H2O, washed with EtOAc, and the pH of the aqueous layer was adjusted to 1 with 20% KHSO4. This was extracted with EtOAc, and this organic layer was washed with brine, dried (MgSO4) and concentrated, providing 4-4 as a gray solid. Rf 0.48 (silica, EtOAc).

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