1-(Triphenylphosphoranylidene)acetone → Methyl 3-(3-oxo-1-butenyl)indole-6-carboxylate

HRID 1108712Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1108712 reaction equation
[CH:1]([C:3]1[C:11]2[C:6](=[CH:7][C:8]([C:12]([O:14][CH3:15])=[O:13])=[CH:9][CH:10]=2)[NH:5][CH:4]=1)=O.[C:16]([CH:19]=P(C1C=CC=CC=1)(C1C=CC=CC=1)C1C=CC=CC=1)(=[O:18])[CH3:17]>O1CCOCC1>[O:18]=[C:16]([CH3:19])[CH:17]=[CH:1][C:3]1[C:11]2[C:6](=[CH:7][C:8]([C:12]([O:14][CH3:15])=[O:13])=[CH:9][CH:10]=2)[NH:5][CH:4]=1

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 150381-(Triphenylphosphoranylidene)acetoneHCID 735867methyl 3-formyl-1H-indole-6-carboxylate

Product 1

HCID 53858282Methyl 3-(3-oxo-1-butenyl)indole-6-carboxylateYield 17%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 312751,4-DioxaneSolvent

Procedure

To a stirred solution of methyl 3-formylindole-6-carboxylate (368 mg) in 1,4-dioxane (10 ml) was added acetylmethylene triphenylphosphorane (1.15 g), and the mixture was stirred under reflux for 12 hours. The resulting mixture was evaporated in vacuo, redissolved with ethyl acetate and washed with 1N hydrochloric acid and brine. The organic phase was dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated in vacuo. The residue was chromatographed on silica gel eluting with a mixture of chloroform and ethyl acetate (1:2) to give methyl 3-(3-oxo-1-butenyl)indole-6-carboxylate (75 mg) as a solid.

Workup

  1. temperatureunder reflux for 12 hours
  2. customThe resulting mixture was evaporated in vacuo
  3. dissolutionredissolved with ethyl acetate
  4. washwashed with 1N hydrochloric acid and brine
  5. dry with materialThe organic phase was dried over sodium sulfate
  6. customevaporated in vacuo
  7. customThe residue was chromatographed on silica gel eluting with a mixture of chloroform and ethyl acetate (1:2)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-86c9bf65327947cf9aca18fa86468d73
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2000_05
Patent number
US06069156

Reaction notes

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