1,4-Dioxane → 1-methyl-3-(4-nitro-phenylmethyl)-1H-indole-5-carboxylic acid methyl ester

HRID 2195735Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2195735 reaction equation
[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]([C:5]1[CH:6]=[C:7]2[C:11](=[CH:12][CH:13]=1)[N:10]([CH3:14])[CH:9]=[CH:8]2)=[O:4].[N+:15]([C:18]1[CH:25]=[CH:24][C:21]([CH2:22]Br)=[CH:20][CH:19]=1)([O-:17])=[O:16].O1CCOCC1>CCOCC.C(OCC)(=O)C>[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]([C:5]1[CH:6]=[C:7]2[C:11](=[CH:12][CH:13]=1)[N:10]([CH3:14])[CH:9]=[C:8]2[CH2:22][C:21]1[CH:24]=[CH:25][C:18]([N+:15]([O-:17])=[O:16])=[CH:19][CH:20]=1)=[O:4]

Participants

6

Reactant 3

HCID 312751,4-DioxaneHCID 660114-Nitrobenzyl bromide2×HCID 10679201Methyl 1-methyl-1H-indole-5-carboxylate

Product 1

HCID 694489971-methyl-3-(4-nitro-phenylmethyl)-1H-indole-5-carboxylic acid methyl esterYield 58.6%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 3283Diethyl EtherSolventHCID 8857Ethyl AcetateSolvent

Procedure

A solution of 1-methyl-1H-indole-5-carboxylic acid methyl ester (0.38 g, 2.0 mmol), prepared using procedures as described in Example 1, Ag2O (0.51 g, 2.2 mmol), 4-nitro-benzyl bromide (0.48 g, 2.2 mmol) and dioxane (6 mL) was heated to reflux for 25 hr, then more 4-nitro-benzyl bromide (0.48 g, 2.2 mmol) was added and the solution was heated at reflux an additional 4 days. After cooling to room temperature, the reaction mixture was diluted with ether (50 mL) and ethyl acetate (50 mL), washed with aq. NH4Cl (50 mL) and then brine (50 mL). The organic layer was dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated. The remaining residue was subjected to flash chromatography (ethyl acetate/hexane, 1:4) to provide of 1-methyl-3-(4-nitro-phenylmethyl)-1H-indole-5-carboxylic acid methyl ester (0.38 g, 58% yield). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.26 (s, 1H), 8.16 (d, 2H, J=8.3 Hz), 7.98 (d, 1H, J=8.3 Hz), 7.45 (d, 2H, J=8.3 Hz), 7.35 (d, 1H, J=8.3 Hz), 6.90 (s, 1H), 4.25 (s, 2H), 3.94 (s, 3H), 3.82 (s, 3H).

Workup

  1. temperaturewas heated
  2. temperatureto reflux for 25 hr
  3. temperaturethe solution was heated
  4. temperatureat reflux an additional 4 days
  5. washwashed with aq. NH4Cl (50 mL)
  6. dry with materialThe organic layer was dried over MgSO4
  7. filtrationfiltered
  8. concentrationconcentrated

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-83da12d8a7ad40d6b663aa687347e5b2
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2012_12
Patent number
US08338416B2

Reaction notes

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