Morpholine → (1H-Indol-6-yl)(morpholino)methanone

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Reaction Steps

Indole-6-carboxylic acid (0.60 g, 3.7 mmol) was dissolved in DCM (15 mL) and carbonyl diimidazole (0.63 g, 3.9 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture was refluxed under N2 for 30 min. The mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature before morpholine (0.39 g, 4.5 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture was refluxed for 16 hours. The mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature before it was washed in seqence with HCl (50 mL, 1 N in water), NaOH (50 mL, 1 N in water) and brine (50 mL). The organic phase was dried with MgSO4, and the solvent was removed in vacuo to give 0.74 g of (1H-indol-6-yl)-morpholin-4-yl-methanone.

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