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HRID 1728104Generated: November 1, 2026

Dimethyl malonate → 6-Methoxyoxindole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDimethyl malonateHCID 7943—
ReactantSodium hydrideHCID 24758—
Reactant4-Chloro-3-nitroanisoleHCID 25140—
CatalystIronHCID 23925—
Product6-MethoxyoxindoleHCID 279374918.4%

Reaction Steps

In a manner similar to the method described in example 167a, 1-chloro-4-methoxy-2-nitro-benzene (19 g, 0.1 mol) was reacted with dimethyl malonate (16 g, 0.2 mol), NaH and iron power to give 6-methoxy-1,3-dihydro-indol-2-one (3 g, 18%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07495007B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2009_02
ORD IDord-c0c477c2c2964da6a27dd33023cb8694
Source noteuspto-grants-2009_02