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HRID 1735102Generated: October 30, 2026

Potassium Carbonate → Methyl 4,6-dichloro-8-methylthieno[2,3-b]indole-2-carboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPotassium CarbonateHCID 11430—
ReactantMethyl ThioglycolateHCID 16907—
Reactant1-Methyl-2,4,6-trichloroindole-3-carbaldehydeHCID 19068978—
ProductMethyl 4,6-dichloro-8-methylthieno[2,3-b]indole-2-carboxylateHCID 1906895832.5%

Reaction Steps

Prepared from (48) (6.5 g), K2CO3 (9.59 g) and methyl 2-mercaptoacetate (3.82 ml) yielding (53) 2.5 g (32.5%). M.p. 231°-232° C. The product was purified by chromatography on silicagel using toluene as eluent. The compound was crystallized by trituration with methanol.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05536721
Source datasetuspto-grants-1996_07
ORD IDord-4b89d86682534f22bc83d73ee4045610
Source noteuspto-grants-1996_07