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HRID 1197173Generated: November 1, 2026

2,5-Dimethoxytetrahydrofuran → Methyl 9H-carbazole-4-carboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2,5-DimethoxytetrahydrofuranHCID 79098—
Reactantp-Toluenesulfonic acid monohydrateHCID 521998—
Reactantmethyl 1H-indole-4-carboxylateHCID 2733668—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
ProductMethyl 9H-carbazole-4-carboxylateHCID 1989788813.5%

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 52.56 g of methyl indole-4-carboxylate, 51.55 g of 2,5-dimethoxytetrahydrofuran and 28.53 g of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate in 300 ml of methanol was refluxed for 10 hours. Then, following a treatment similar to that of Example 1(1), there was obtained 9.14 g of methyl carbazole-4-carboxylate.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05116995
Source datasetuspto-grants-1992_05
ORD IDord-47f4add07be140218692b7213a697950
Source noteuspto-grants-1992_05