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HRID 1837843Generated: November 2, 2026

Trifluoroacetic acid → (3R)-(-)-3-(1-Methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)butyraldehyde

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTrifluoroacetic acidHCID 6422—
Reactant1-MethylindoleHCID 11781—
ReactantCrotonaldehydeHCID 447466—
Reactant5-Benzyl-2-tert-butyl-3-methyl-4-imidazolidinone, (2S,5S)-HCID 10309834—
Product(3R)-(-)-3-(1-Methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)butyraldehydeHCID 9899133—

Reaction Steps

This example describes the alkylation of 1-methyl-1H-indole with (E)-crotonaldehyde, catalyzed by the trifluoroacetic acid salt of (1), to provide (R)-3-(1-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-butanal.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06784323B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2004_08
ORD IDord-b5aa7e2cdb164ca98980660796a5ba7a
Source noteuspto-grants-2004_08