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HRID 1791676Generated: November 2, 2026

5-Benzyloxy-6-methoxyindole → 6-Methoxy-1H-indol-5-ol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant5-Benzyloxy-6-methoxyindoleHCID 260800—
CatalystPalladiumHCID 23938—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
Product6-Methoxy-1H-indol-5-olHCID 16495787%

Reaction Steps

5-Benzyloxy-6-methoxyindole (253 mg, 11.0 mmol) was hydrogenated at 1 atmosphere pressure in methanol (10 ml) with 10% palladium on carbon (50 mg) for 2 hours at 25° C. The catalyst was filtered off and the filtrate evaporated to give 5-hydroxy-6-methoxylindole (141 mg, 87%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07074800B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2006_07
ORD IDord-6c40b817a99245b5ae1c0af10020a5d8
Source noteuspto-grants-2006_07