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HRID 2185698Generated: October 29, 2026

Methanol → Methyl 5-chloro-1H-indole-2-carboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
ReactantSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
Reactant5-Chloro-1H-indole-2-carboxylic acidHCID 82693—
ProductMethyl 5-chloro-1H-indole-2-carboxylateHCID 4777711—

Reaction Steps

5-Chloroindole-2-carboxylic acid (0.95 g, 4.65 mmol) was dissolved in methanol (35 ml) and treated with sulphuric acid (0.5 ml). The mixture was refluxed for 5 h and cooled and the solvent was removed. The residue was recrystallized twice from methanol to give the product.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06403561B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2002_06
ORD IDord-1843d09476d94f2d81b51943c44e87d1
Source noteuspto-grants-2002_06