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HRID 220625Generated: October 31, 2026

Lithium hydroxide, monohydrate → 1-(cyanomethyl)-1H-indole-2-carboxylic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantLithium hydroxide, monohydrateHCID 168937—
Reactantethyl 1-(cyanomethyl)-1H-indole-2-carboxylateHCID 713238—
SolventOxolane--water (1/1)HCID 21881883—
Product1-(cyanomethyl)-1H-indole-2-carboxylic acidHCID 642479370%

Reaction Steps

To a solution of 1.0 eq. of 1-cyanomethyl-1H-indole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester in a mixture of THF/H2O ((9/1) was added LiOH.H2O (1.0 eq.) and the reaction mixture stirred 6 h at RT, acidified to pH2 and then partially concentrated until precipitation of the crude product which was filtered off and washed with Et2O and then dried to give the desired product as a light yellow solid (70%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08202993B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2012_06
ORD IDord-8c61ffdcc24f480b9c83cf8ac5f2d901
Source noteuspto-grants-2012_06