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HRID 1466911Generated: November 2, 2026

Ethanol → Ethyl 6-chloroindole-2-carboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthanolHCID 702—
ReactantSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
Reactant6-Chloro-1H-indole-2-carboxylic acidHCID 85584—
ProductEthyl 6-chloroindole-2-carboxylateHCID 7015027—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature120 °C

Reaction Steps

6-Chloro-1H-indole-2-carboxylic acid (2.59 g, 13.4 mmol) was dissolved in EtOH (75 mL) and conc. H2SO4 (1 mL) was added. The reaction was heated to 120° C. overnight then submitted to aqueous workup to give the title compound.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09000025B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_04
ORD IDord-db477e0effa749ecac46d986b249d986
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_04