Indole → 1,1,1-trifluoro-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propan-2-one oxime

HRID 18500

Reaction equation

HRID 18500 reaction equation
Br[CH2:2][C:3](=[N:8][OH:9])[C:4]([F:7])([F:6])[F:5].[NH:10]1[C:18]2[C:13](=[CH:14][CH:15]=[CH:16][CH:17]=2)[CH:12]=[CH:11]1.C(=O)([O-])[O-].[Na+].[Na+]>C(OC)(C)(C)C>[F:5][C:4]([F:7])([F:6])[C:3](=[N:8][OH:9])[CH2:2][C:12]1[C:13]2[C:18](=[CH:17][CH:16]=[CH:15][CH:14]=2)[NH:10][CH:11]=1

Participants

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Procedure

To a solution of the 1.64 g (7.96 mmol) of 3-bromo-1,1,1-trifluoropropan-2-one oxime in 250 mL of methyl tert-butyl ether was added 3.74 g (31.92 mmol) of indole followed by 5.0 g (47.62 mmol) of powdered (freshly ground) sodium carbonate. The reaction was monitored by thin layer chromatography (ethyl acetate-hexanes (2:8)) to afford a new more polar product compared to indole (PMA-stained and UV-active). The mixture was then filtered through diatomaceous earth and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was then concentrated in vacuo and diluted first with dichloromethane (1 part) and then hexanes (4 parts) and passed through a pad of silica gel using dichloromethane-hexanes (gradient: 20%-100%) to afford 1.72 g (89.2%) of 1,1,1-trifluoro-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propan-2-one oxime as a white solid.

Workup

  1. customto afford a new more polar product
  2. filtrationThe mixture was then filtered through diatomaceous earth
  3. concentrationconcentrated in vacuo
  4. concentrationThe residue was then concentrated in vacuo
  5. additiondiluted first with dichloromethane (1 part)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-b4ff9c053414483a8dc282ade2689add
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2010_06
Patent number
US07741361B2

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