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1H-imidazole-2-carbaldehyde → (RS)-5-Chloro-1-(1H-imidazol-2-ylmethyl)-2-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-indole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant1H-imidazole-2-carbaldehydeHCID 24955—
ReactantSodium cyanoborohydrideHCID 5003444—
Reactant5-chloro-2-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-indoleHCID 59556818—
CatalystZincchlorideHCID 3007855—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
Product(RS)-5-Chloro-1-(1H-imidazol-2-ylmethyl)-2-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-indoleHCID 59556814—

Reaction Steps

Prepared analogously to Example 1, from 5-chloro-2-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-indole, imidazole-2-carboxaldehyde, zinc chloride and sodium cyanoborohydride in methanol. MS (ISP): 250.1 ([{37Cl}M+H]+), 248.2 ([{35Cl}M+H]+).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07834044B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2010_11
ORD IDord-c0ba9ad74fbc4fe3867189831552b0ac
Source noteuspto-grants-2010_11