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HRID 1721157Generated: October 25, 2026

Trifluoroacetic acid → 5,6-Dihydroxyindole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTrifluoroacetic acidHCID 6422—
Reactant4,5-Dibenzyloxy-2,beta-dinitrostyreneHCID 54265375—
Product5,6-DihydroxyindoleHCID 114683—
Product4-Nitro-5-(2-nitroethenyl)benzene-1,2-diolHCID 53737162—

Reaction Steps

or by debenzylation of 4,5-dibenzyloxy-2,β-dinitrostyrene; in this case the debenzylation is performed by means of trifluoroacetic acid. In a second stage 5,6-dihydroxyindole is obtained from 4,5-dihydroxy-2,β-dinitrostyrene as indicated above (U.S. Pat. No. 4,595,765).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05508464
Source datasetuspto-grants-1996_04
ORD IDord-3b6ff1ef76b8450ca6f5cb3cb7d70966
Source noteuspto-grants-1996_04