“…1 H NMR (CDCl 3 , 600 MHz), δ (ppm) = 11.3 (s, 1H), 9.96 (s, 1H), 7.89 (s, 1H), 7.78 (d, 1H), 7.13 (d, 1H) (Figure S1). Then, 1‐(2‐carboxyethyl)‐2,3,3‐trimetyl‐3H‐indolium bromide was synthesized following a modified published procedure . An orange solid was obtained with a 59.0% yield.…”