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HRID 11124Generated: October 25, 2026

Benzyltriphenylphosphonium bromide → 6-Methoxy-2-[2-phenylethenyl]-1H-indole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzyltriphenylphosphonium bromideHCID 2734970—
Reactant6-Methoxy-1H-indole-2-carbaldehydeHCID 21980688—
Product6-Methoxy-2-[2-phenylethenyl]-1H-indoleHCID 7312314094%

Reaction Steps

Reaction of 6-methoxyindole-2-carboxaldehyde (145) with benzyltriphenylphosphonium bromide using the procedure described in example 37 gave (146) (94%) as a white solid (mixture of E/Z isomers) which was used without further purification.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07094798B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2006_08
ORD IDord-44e17ed999e24f12a40be8ec409048b0
Source noteuspto-grants-2006_08