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HRID 1450207Generated: October 26, 2026

Diethyl Ether → Ethyl (6-methoxy-1h-indol-3-yl)(oxo)acetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDiethyl EtherHCID 3283—
ReactantOxalyl chlorideHCID 65578—
Reactant6-Methoxy-1H-indoleHCID 76659—
ProductEthyl (6-methoxy-1h-indol-3-yl)(oxo)acetateHCID 1995888568%

Reaction Steps

7.5 cm3 of oxalyl chloride are added dropwise, under argon and over a period of 30 minutes, to a solution of 8.3 g of 6-methoxyindole, prepared in accordance with the process described by P. L. Feldman and H. Rapoport, Synthesis, (1986), 736, in 100 cm3 of anhydrous diethyl ether. After stirring for two hours, the precipitate formed is separated by filtration and then suspended in 200 cm3 of ethanol. After stirring for ten hours, the product is filtered off with suction and rinsed with diethyl ether. Yield:68% Melting point: 207°-208° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05602131
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_02
ORD IDord-09651bc09c42452ba22434233af1cc32
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_02