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HRID 1859571Generated: October 26, 2026

Methanol → 6-tert-Butyl-5-mercapto-1H-indole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
ReactantSodium borohydrideHCID 4311764—
Reactant6-tert-butyl-5-thiocyanato-1H-indole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl esterHCID 22572772—
ReactantSodium hydrogen sulphideHCID 86586439—
SolventAcetic AcidHCID 176—
Product6-tert-Butyl-5-mercapto-1H-indole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl esterHCID 69736019—

Reaction Steps

The title compound was prepared according to the general Method 14b using (6-tert-butyl-5-thiocyanato-1H-indole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (prepared in Example ZZ; 0.25 g, 0.83 mmol), sodium hydrogen sulfide (0.13 g, 2.48 mmol), sodium borohydride (0.188 g, 4.98 mmol), MeOH (5 mL), and AcOH (1 mL). MS(APCI): 278 (M+H).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06528510B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2003_03
ORD IDord-f1b78852efc14cfdbdaa77f534f3e209
Source noteuspto-grants-2003_03