Lithium hydroxide, monohydrate → HCID 59809687, compound

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To a solution of 1.0 eq. of 5-chloro-1-cyanomethyl-1H-indole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (CAS 126718-08-9; prepared according to Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section B: Organic Chemistry Including Medicinal Chemistry (1989), 28B(12), 1065-8) in a mixture of THF/H2O ((9/1) was added LiOH.H2O (1.0 eq.) and the reaction mixture stirred 6 h at RT, acidified to pH 2 and then partially concentrated until precipitation of the crude product which was filtered off and washed with Et2O and then dried to give the desired product as a light yellow solid (84%).

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