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HRID 1111378Generated: October 27, 2026

Dimethylamine → 3-Dimethylaminomethyl-2-methoxycarbonylindole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDimethylamineHCID 674—
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
ReactantMethyl 1H-indole-2-carboxylateHCID 70992—
SolventAcetic AcidHCID 176—
Product3-Dimethylaminomethyl-2-methoxycarbonylindoleHCID 10911423—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature80 °C

Reaction Steps

To 51 g ester from (a) was added a mixture of 38 ml dimethylamine, 40 ml acetic acid and 23.5 ml formaldehyde (35% in water). After 20 hours stirring at 80° C. the mixture was cooled and the product isolated by acid-base separation.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04980368
Source datasetuspto-grants-1990_12
ORD IDord-3f07e44787614833959c27307d51fde6
Source noteuspto-grants-1990_12