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A facile synthesis of 6-hydroxyindole-3-acetic acid la, which is me pr
oposed aromatic subunit of NPTX-1 similar to 6, is described. Radical
cyclization of isonitrile 2 successfully afforded 9 in high yield. The
aromatic subunit of NPTX-1 similar to 6 was confirmed as 4-hydroxyind
ole-3-acetic acid 12 by comparison of the H-1-NMR spectra with those o
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