Dimethylamine → HCID 10703201, compound

To a solution of 5-methoxy-2-methylindole (1.0 g, 6.2 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in a mixture of acetic acid (2 mL) and water (1 mL) were added, at 0° C., formaldehyde (906 μL, 37% in H2O, 11.2 mmol, 1.8 eq) and dimethylamine (1.54 mL, 40% in H2O, 13.6 mmol, 2.2 eq). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours and then, quenched with ice and 5 M aqueous sodium hydroxide. The mixture was extracted with dichloromethane and then, the organic layer was dried over MgSO4 and partially evaporated. To the solution gramine in dichloromethane (20 mL) were added, under an argon atmosphere, anhydrous toluene (40 mL) and methyl iodide (772 μL, 12.4 mmol, 2.0 eq.). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 12 hours and then, concentrated under reduced pressure. To the residue taken up in anhydrous THF (60 mL) were added, under an argon atmosphere, TMSCN (1.17 mL, 9.3 mmol, 1.5 eq.) and TBAF (18.6 mL, 1M, 18.6 mmol, 3.0 eq.). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 hours and then, concentrated. The crude was taken up in ethyl acetate and the organic layer was washed with a saturated aqueous bicarbonate solution and then dried over MgSO4. The solvent was removed and the residue purified by silica gel pad filtration (eluent: EtOAc) to afford (5-methoxy-2-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-acetonitrile as a yellow solid (0.55 g, 44%).

1. additionwere added, at 0° C.
2. customquenched with ice and 5 M aqueous sodium hydroxide
3. extractionThe mixture was extracted with dichloromethane
4. dry with materialthe organic layer was dried over MgSO4
5. custompartially evaporated
6. additionTo the solution gramine in dichloromethane (20 mL) were added, under an argon atmosphere
7. stirringThe mixture was stirred at room temperature for 12 hours
8. concentrationconcentrated under reduced pressure
9. additionwere added, under an argon atmosphere
10. stirringThe mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 hours
11. concentrationconcentrated
12. washthe organic layer was washed with a saturated aqueous bicarbonate solution
13. dry with materialdried over MgSO4
14. customThe solvent was removed
15. filtrationthe residue purified by silica gel pad filtration (eluent: EtOAc)

ORD record

ord-a53711ce9f224c36ac843a4e07d4d778

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2014_04

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US08703808B2