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HRID 1976787Generated: October 26, 2026

1-Fluoro-2,4,6-trimethylpyridinium Trifluoromethanesulfonate [Fluorinating Reagent] → Methyl 3-fluoro-1H-indole-5-carboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant1-Fluoro-2,4,6-trimethylpyridinium Trifluoromethanesulfonate [Fluorinating Reagent]HCID 2724575—
Reactantmethyl 1H-indole-5-carboxylateHCID 2737635—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
ProductMethyl 3-fluoro-1H-indole-5-carboxylateHCID 5373254910.4%

Reaction Steps

A solution of methyl 5-indole carboxylate (1.75 g, 10 mmol) and N-fluoro-2,4,6-trimethylpyridinium triflate (3.75 g, 13 mmol) in methanol (100 mL) was heated at reflux for 18 hours and concentrated. The concentrate was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel to provide 200 mg of the desired product.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06228868B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_05
ORD IDord-08eecb92640b4d11a217902a722df034
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_05