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HRID 1716420Generated: October 31, 2026

Methanol → Methyl 6-chloro-1H-indole-3-carboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
Reactant6-chloro-1H-indole-3-carboxylic acidHCID 18453235—
CatalystSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
ProductMethyl 6-chloro-1H-indole-3-carboxylateHCID 49108265—

Reaction Steps

1 g of 6-chloro-1H-indole-3-carboxylic acid were heated at reflux in MeOH with 3 drop of concentrated H2SO4 overnight. Concentration in vacuo afforded the title compound in quantitative yield.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07803815B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2010_09
ORD IDord-42a61e3d939f4304bc7bb329142fb84e
Source noteuspto-grants-2010_09