Ethyl indole-2-carboxylate

UsesReactant for preparation of:CRTH2 receptor antagonists;Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) inhibitors;Cannabinoid CB1 receptor antagonists; Inhibitors of Human Reticulocyte 15-Lipoxygenase-1;N-(benzoylphenyl)-1H-indole-2-carboxamides as potent antihypertriglyceridemic agents;A antiproliferative agent against human leukemia K562 cells;Inhibitors of p38 MAP kinase; Acetolactate synthase inhibitors.

Uses2-Ethoxycarbonylindole is a building block that has been used as a reactant for the preparation of pyridazinoindole derivatives that have antimicrobial activities.

PreparationIndole-2-carb-oxy-lic acid (0.50 g, 3.1 mmol) was dissolved in SOCl2 (19 ml) at 0°C. After stirring for 1 h, the solution was rotary evaporated, and the resulting oil was added to absolute ethanol (17 ml) at room temperature. After stirring overnight, the solution was vacuum filtered to yield ethyl 1H-indole-2-carboxyl-ate as a beige solid, which was recrystallized from methanol to yield 0.54 g (2.9 mmol, 93%) of the product[1].