Iodoethane → 1-ethyl-6-methoxy-1H-indole-3-carbonitrile

HRID 1009517Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1009517 reaction equation
[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:11]=[C:10]2[C:6]([C:7]([C:12]#[N:13])=[CH:8][NH:9]2)=[CH:5][CH:4]=1.[H-].[Na+].[CH2:16](I)[CH3:17]>CN(C=O)C.O>[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:11]=[C:10]2[C:6]([C:7]([C:12]#[N:13])=[CH:8][N:9]2[CH2:16][CH3:17])=[CH:5][CH:4]=1

Participants

6

Reactant 3

HCID 6340IodoethaneHCID 24758Sodium hydrideHCID 534011976-Methoxy-1H-indole-3-carbonitrile

Product 1

HCID 116441001-ethyl-6-methoxy-1H-indole-3-carbonitrile

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 962WaterSolventHCID 6228DimethylformamideSolvent

Procedure

A solution of 6-methoxyindole (10.0 g, 68.0 mmol) in DMF (120 mL) is cooled to 0° C. and treated with chlorosulfonyl isocyanate (7.72 mL, 88.4 mmol). After the addition, the reaction mixture is stirred at this temperature for 1 h. The dark solution is poured into ice water (600 mL) and the light brown solid is collected by filtration, washed with additional H2O and dried to afford 9.9 g (85%) of 6-methoxy-1H-indole-3-carbonitrile as a light brown solid. Step B: To a solution of 6-methoxy-1H-indole-3-carbonitrile (9.9 g, 57.6 mmol) in DMF (150 mL) is added NaH (60% dispersion in mineral oil, 3.45 g, 86.3 mmol). The reaction mixture is stirred for 15 min and then ethyl iodide (5.53 mL, 69.1 mmol) is added and the mixture is stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture is then diluted with H2O and extracted with EtOAc (2×). The organic phases are washed with H2O (3×) and saturated NaCl and then dried and concentrated to a semi-solid. The crude product is purified via column chromatography on silica gel (200 g) using CH2Cl2/hexanes (50-100%) as eluent to yield 6-methoxy-1-ethyl-1H-indole-3-carbonitrile as a tan solid.

Workup

  1. stirringthe mixture is stirred at room temperature overnight
  2. extractionextracted with EtOAc (2×)
  3. washThe organic phases are washed with H2O (3×) and saturated NaCl
  4. customdried
  5. concentrationconcentrated to a semi-solid
  6. customThe crude product is purified via column chromatography on silica gel (200 g)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-2b126e9fd9ee43dbb464e3236c97f340
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2011_07
Patent number
US07973069B2

Reaction notes

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