tert-butyl 2-(1-ethoxy-1-oxopropan-2-yl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate → Ethyl 2-(1H-indol-2-yl)propanoate

HRID 1908517Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1908517 reaction equation
[CH2:1]([O:3][C:4](=[O:23])[CH:5]([C:7]1[N:8](C(OC(C)(C)C)=O)[C:9]2[C:14]([CH:15]=1)=[CH:13][CH:12]=[CH:11][CH:10]=2)[CH3:6])[CH3:2]>ClCCl.C(O)(C(F)(F)F)=O>[NH:8]1[C:9]2[C:14](=[CH:13][CH:12]=[CH:11][CH:10]=2)[CH:15]=[C:7]1[CH:5]([CH3:6])[C:4]([O:3][CH2:1][CH3:2])=[O:23]

Participants

4

Reactant 1

HCID 59129246tert-butyl 2-(1-ethoxy-1-oxopropan-2-yl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate

Product 1

HCID 10921945Ethyl 2-(1H-indol-2-yl)propanoateYield 50%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 6344DichloromethaneSolventHCID 6422Trifluoroacetic acidSolvent

Procedure

tert-Butyl 2-(1-ethoxy-1-oxopropan-2-yl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (2.77 g, 8.74 mmol) was dissolved in dichloromethane (25 mL) before TFA (9.8 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred for 1.5 h at room temperature. The mixture was evaporated to dryness, taken up in dichloromethane and washed with sat. aq. sodium bicarbonate, water, and brine. The product was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (0-20% EtOAc in hexane) to give ethyl 2-(1H-indol-2-yl)propanoate (0.92 g, 50%).

Workup

  1. additionwas added
  2. customThe mixture was evaporated to dryness
  3. washwashed with sat. aq. sodium bicarbonate, water, and brine
  4. customThe product was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (0-20% EtOAc in hexane)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-0dd3805bf0c9409e813387bb9023bb28
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2013_12
Patent number
US08598181B2

Reaction notes

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