Aluminium lithium hydride → Indole, 3-(1-methyl-2-piperidylmethyl)-

HRID 1077847Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1077847 reaction equation
CS(N[C:6]1[CH:7]=[C:8]2[C:12](=[CH:13][CH:14]=1)[NH:11][CH:10]=[C:9]2[CH2:15][C@H:16]1[CH2:20][CH2:19][CH2:18][N:17]1[CH3:21])(=O)=O.C(OC(N1CCC[C@H]1C([N:39]1[C:47]2[C:42](=[CH:43][CH:44]=[CH:45][CH:46]=2)[CH:41]=[CH:40]1)=O)=O)C1C=CC=CC=1.[H-].[Al+3].[Li+].[H-].[H-].[H-]>O1CCCC1>[CH3:21][N:17]1[CH2:18][CH2:19][CH2:20][CH:16]1[CH2:15][C:9]1[C:8]2[C:12](=[CH:13][CH:14]=[CH:6][CH:7]=2)[NH:11][CH:10]=1.[CH3:21][N:17]1[CH2:18][CH2:20][CH:16]1[CH2:15][C:9]1[C:8]2[C:12](=[CH:13][CH:14]=[CH:6][CH:7]=2)[NH:11][CH:10]=1.[CH3:21][N:17]1[CH2:18][CH2:19][CH2:9][CH2:15][CH:16]1[CH2:20][C:41]1[C:42]2[C:47](=[CH:46][CH:45]=[CH:44][CH:43]=2)[NH:39][CH:40]=1

Participants

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Procedure

To a stirred solution of (R)- or (S)-(N-benzyloxycarbonylpyrrolidin-2-ylcarbonyl)-1H-indole, (R)-, (S), or (R,S)-(N-benzyloxycarbonylazetidin-2-ylcarbonyl)-1H-indole, or (R)-, (S)-, or (R,S)-(N-benzyloxycarbonylpiperidin-2-ylcarbonyl)-1H-indole, (5.00 mmol) in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (20 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was carefully added lithium aluminum hydride (0.57 g, 15.0 mmol, 3.0 eq) as a powder, and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature under nitrogen for 1 hour. The mixture was then heated at reflux (66° C.) under nitrogen for 12 hours. The reaction was then quenched with successive additions of water (0.5 mL), aqueous sodium hydroxide (20%, 0.5 mL), and then additional water (1.0 mL), and the resulting mixture filtered through diatomaceous earth (Celite (trademark)). The solids were then washed with copious amounts of ethyl acetate (50 mL). The combined filtrate was then washed with water (20 mL), dried (MgSO4), and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was then column chromatographed using silica gel (50 g) and elution with the appropriate solvent system to afford the 3-(N-methylpyrrolidin-2-ylmethyl)-1H-indole, 3-(N-methylazetidin-2-ylmethyl)-1H-indole, or 3-(N-methylpiperidin-2-ylmethyl)-1H-indole. Following this procedure the following compounds were prepared:

Workup

  1. customat room temperature
  2. temperatureThe mixture was then heated
  3. temperatureat reflux (66° C.) under nitrogen for 12 hours
  4. customThe reaction was then quenched with successive additions of water (0.5 mL), aqueous sodium hydroxide (20%, 0.5 mL)
  5. filtrationadditional water (1.0 mL), and the resulting mixture filtered through diatomaceous earth (Celite (trademark))
  6. washThe solids were then washed with copious amounts of ethyl acetate (50 mL)
  7. washThe combined filtrate was then washed with water (20 mL)
  8. dry with materialdried (MgSO4)
  9. customevaporated under reduced pressure
  10. customcolumn chromatographed
  11. washsilica gel (50 g) and elution with the appropriate solvent system

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-691773a879674d6bb40c3785cf1be3be
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1996_08
Patent number
US05545644

Reaction notes

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