Pyridine → Ethyl 3-hydroxyimino-5-methoxy-1-phenylindene-2-carboxylate

Participants

Reaction Steps

6-Methoxy-1-oxo-3-phenyl-1H-indene-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (1.6 g, 5.19 mmol) obtained in Example 1 was dissolved in ethanol (100 mL), hydroxylamine hydrochloride (1.08 g, 15.57 mmol) and pyridine (1.64 g, 1.68 mL, 20.76 mmol) were added thereto, refluxed for 1 hr, and cooled to RT. The resulting mixture washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was separated, dried over anhydrous MgSO4 and concentrated under a reduced pressure. The resulting residue was purified by flash chromatography to obtain 1.34 g of the titled compound (yield: 80%).

Provenance & Evidence