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HRID 1978989Generated: October 28, 2026

Carbon Dioxide → 5-Carboxy-2-ethylindole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantCarbon DioxideHCID 280—
Reactant2-MethylindoleHCID 7224—
Reactant5-Chloro-2-methylindoleHCID 70636—
Reactant2-chloro-1H-indoleHCID 640840—
Product5-Carboxy-2-ethylindoleHCID 22708328—

Reaction Steps

This synthesis could start with 5-chloro-2-methylindole, which could be alkylated with methyl indole (see 28a). The product chloroindole could then be converted to its Grignard species and exposed to carbon dioxide to finish the synthesis.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06239161B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_05
ORD IDord-0a5a880e4f0e4d61ac2e74389dd3f109
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_05