Methyl 2,2-dimethyl-4-oxo-5-(2-isopropylphenylthio)pentanoate → 1-(p Chlorobenzyl)-alpha,alpha-dimethyl-5-isopropyl-3-(2-isopropylphenylthio)indole-2-propanoic acid
Reaction equation
Cl.[Cl:2][C:3]1[CH:20]=[CH:19][C:6]([CH2:7][N:8]([C:10]2[CH:15]=[CH:14][C:13]([CH:16]([CH3:18])[CH3:17])=[CH:12][CH:11]=2)N)=[CH:5][CH:4]=1.[CH3:21][C:22]([CH3:41])([CH2:27][C:28](=O)[CH2:29][S:30][C:31]1[CH:36]=[CH:35][CH:34]=[CH:33][C:32]=1[CH:37]([CH3:39])[CH3:38])[C:23]([O:25]C)=[O:24]>>[Cl:2][C:3]1[CH:20]=[CH:19][C:6]([CH2:7][N:8]2[C:10]3[C:15](=[CH:14][C:13]([CH:16]([CH3:18])[CH3:17])=[CH:12][CH:11]=3)[C:29]([S:30][C:31]3[CH:36]=[CH:35][CH:34]=[CH:33][C:32]=3[CH:37]([CH3:39])[CH3:38])=[C:28]2[CH2:27][C:22]([CH3:41])([CH3:21])[C:23]([OH:25])=[O:24])=[CH:5][CH:4]=1Participants
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Procedure
Following the procedure of Example 104, but using 1-(p-chlorobenzyl)-1-[4-(i-propyl)phenyl]hydrazine hydrochloride and methyl 2,2-dimethyl-4-oxo-5-(2-isopropylphenylthio)pentanoate as starting materials followed by hydrolysis at reflux gave the title compound, m.p. 142°-143°.
Workup
- custom