Methyl morpholine oxide → HCID 15240968, compound

To a 0° C. cooled solution of methyl 3-allyl-1-(phenylsulfonyl)-1H-indole-4-carboxylate (4.80 g, 13.50 mmol) from Step B above and N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide (2.82 g, 24.31 mmol) in a 3:1 mixture of tetrahydrofuran/water (50 mL) was added OsO4 (4 wt % in water, 5.0 mL, 54.0 mmol). The resulting mixture stirred at room temperature for 24 h, then was diluted with a saturated aqueous solution of Na2S2O5 (200 mL). The tetrahydrofuran was removed under reduced pressure and the mixture was partitioned between ethyl acetate (200 mL) and water (200 mL). The aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×200 mL) and the combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried (Na2SO4), filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in a 3:1 mixture of tetrahydrofuran:water (50 mL), to which sodium periodate (11.55 g, 54.0 mmol) was added. The mixture stirred at room temperature for an additional 24 h. The tetrahydrofuran was removed under reduced pressure and the mixture was partitioned between ethyl acetate (200 mL) and water (200 mL). The aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×200 mL) and the combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried (Na2SO4), filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure to give methyl 3-(2-oxoethyl)-1-(phenylsulfonyl)-1H-indole-4-carboxylate (2.50 g, 45%) as a crude yellow oil, which was directly elaborated without purification.

1. customThe tetrahydrofuran was removed under reduced pressure
2. customthe mixture was partitioned between ethyl acetate (200 mL) and water (200 mL)
3. extractionThe aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×200 mL)
4. washthe combined organic layers were washed with brine
5. dry with materialdried (Na2SO4)
6. filtrationfiltered
7. concentrationconcentrated under reduced pressure
8. dissolutionThe residue was dissolved in a 3:1 mixture of tetrahydrofuran
9. stirringThe mixture stirred at room temperature for an additional 24 h
10. customThe tetrahydrofuran was removed under reduced pressure
11. customthe mixture was partitioned between ethyl acetate (200 mL) and water (200 mL)
12. extractionThe aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×200 mL)
13. washthe combined organic layers were washed with brine
14. dry with materialdried (Na2SO4)
15. filtrationfiltered
16. concentrationconcentrated under reduced pressure

ORD record

ord-9676c5583fcc46768257373d7bfa1a07

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2012_02

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US08124600B2