1-Chloromethylnaphthalene → 4-methoxy-2-methyl-1-[(1-naphthalenyl)methyl]-1H-indole

HRID 2256236Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2256236 reaction equation
[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:11]=[CH:10][CH:9]=[C:8]2[C:4]=1[CH:5]=[C:6]([CH3:12])[NH:7]2.[H-].[Na+].Cl[CH2:16][C:17]1[C:26]2[C:21](=[CH:22][CH:23]=[CH:24][CH:25]=2)[CH:20]=[CH:19][CH:18]=1>CN(C=O)C.O>[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:11]=[CH:10][CH:9]=[C:8]2[C:4]=1[CH:5]=[C:6]([CH3:12])[N:7]2[CH2:16][C:17]1[C:26]2[C:21](=[CH:22][CH:23]=[CH:24][CH:25]=2)[CH:20]=[CH:19][CH:18]=1

Participants

6

Reactant 3

HCID 68451-ChloromethylnaphthaleneHCID 24758Sodium hydrideHCID 107732744-methoxy-2-methyl-1H-indole

Product 1

HCID 106380394-methoxy-2-methyl-1-[(1-naphthalenyl)methyl]-1H-indoleYield 97.1%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 962WaterSolventHCID 6228DimethylformamideSolvent

Procedure

4-Methoxy-2-methyl-1H-indole (644 mg, 4 mmol) was dissolved in 10 mL of DMF and 160 mg (4 mmol) of 60% NaH/mineral oil was added. After 0.67 hours, 707 mg (4 mmol) of 1-(chloromethyl)naphthalene was added. After 5 hours, the mixture was diluted with water and extracted twice with ethyl acetate. The combined ethyl acetate was washed with brine, dried (MgSO4) and concentrated at reduced pressure. The residue was chromatographed on silica gel and eluted with 20% EtOAc/hexane to give 1.17 g (97% yield) of 4-methoxy-2-methyl-1-[(1-naphthalenyl)methyl]-1H-indole.

Workup

  1. waitAfter 5 hours
  2. extractionextracted twice with ethyl acetate
  3. washThe combined ethyl acetate was washed with brine
  4. dry with materialdried (MgSO4)
  5. concentrationconcentrated at reduced pressure
  6. customThe residue was chromatographed on silica gel
  7. washeluted with 20% EtOAc/hexane

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-9eb1bb60dd39448d89e78dce71930766
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1997_08
Patent number
US05654326

Reaction notes

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