Benzenesulfonyl chloride → 1-(benzenesulfonyl)-octahydro-1H-indole-2-carboxylic acid

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Reaction Steps

29.8 mmol (3.8 ml) of benzenesulphonyl chloride and 7.4 ml of 4M sodium hydroxide solution are added in succession to a solution, cooled to 0° C., of 29.6 mmol (5 g) of 2-perhydroindolecarboxylic acid in 7.4 ml of 4M NaOH. The reaction mixture is left at room temperature, with stirring, for 24 hours. The mixture is then rendered acidic to pH 2-3 and filtered. The resulting solid is washed with ether to yield the expected product.

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