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HRID 128818Generated: October 26, 2026

methyl 4-(1-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)butanoate → 4-(2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-3-yl)butanoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactantmethyl 4-(1-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)butanoateHCID 3345143—
ReactantDMSO HClHCID 12206146—
Product4-(2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-3-yl)butanoic acidHCID 2764088—
Product4-(1-Methyl-2-oxo-3-indolinyl)butanoic acidHCID 14956204—

Reaction Steps

Reaction of the ester [II: R1 =R3 =H, R2 =(CH2)3COOMe, R3 =Me] with DMSO/HCl as above gave crude 4-(1-methyl-2-oxo-3-indolinyl)butanoic acid [III: R1 =R3 =H, R2 =(CH2)3COOMe, R3 =Me] (0.84 g, 91% yield) as a brown oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05464861
Source datasetuspto-grants-1995_11
ORD IDord-fb7e125a62ab4aadb911826a54a70950
Source noteuspto-grants-1995_11