Oxalyl chloride → 1H-indole-2-carbonyl Chloride

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A suspension of indole-2-carboxylic acid (0.742 g, 4.6 mmol) in dichloromethane (3 mL) was treated with oxalyl chloride (0.700 g, 5.52 mmol) and one drop of dimethyl formamide. The reaction mixture was shaken for 18 h. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure and dried under high vacuum to afford a quantitative amount of 1H-2-indolecarbonyl chloride. The oil was directly used in the following reaction.

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