Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 178474212, compound

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N-[4-(2-Oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indole-6-carbonyl)-phenyl]-acetamide (1.15 g, 3.90 mmol) and ethyl formate (0.95 mL, 11.70 mmol) were dissolved in anhydrous ethanol (8.00 mL). The resulting solution was treated in dropwise fashion with a 21 wt % solution of sodium ethoxide in ethanol (4.40 mL, 11.70 mmol). This reaction mixture was heated at 78° C. for 1 h, producing a black oil. Subsequently, the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, and then the reaction pH was adjusted to pH 3 with dropwise addition of 1M HCl(aq). The dark orange precipitate that formed was filtered then re-dissolved in EtOH (25 mL). The ethanolic solution was made basic with the addition of 1 M NaOH(aq) (4 mL). The basic solution then was re-acidified to pH 1 with 1 M HCl(aq) (10 mL) causing the formation of a pale orange precipitate. This suspension was filtered yielding an orange solid as the pure N-[4-(3-Hydroxymethylene-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indole-6-carbonyl)-phenyl]-acetamide (0.852 g, 2.64 mmol, 68%).

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