Potassium Carbonate → Indole

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of intermediates 1 (1.0 g, 5.71 mmol) and 2 (2.07 g, 6.86 mmol) in 4% sulphuric acid (30 ml) was heated at reflux for 48 h. The solution was cooled in an ice-bath, basified with solid K2CO3 and extracted with butan-1-ol (×3). The solvent was removed under vacuum and azeotroped with hexane (×2). The crude product was chromatographed through silica gel eluting with CH2Cl2 /MeOH/NH3 (30:8:1) to give the title-indole (282 mg, 17%). The succinate hemihydrate salt was prepared: mp 227°-228° C. (Found: C, 59.11; H, 6.58; N, 22.54.

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