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HRID 2395772Generated: October 26, 2026

Potassium Hydroxide → 4-Methyl-1H-indole-2-carboxylic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPotassium HydroxideHCID 14797—
Reactantmethyl 4-methyl-1H-indole-2-carboxylateHCID 4714967—
Product4-Methyl-1H-indole-2-carboxylic acidHCID 3926087—

Reaction Steps

Following the general procedure of PREPARATION 63 and making non-critical variations but starting with methyl 4-methylindole-2-carboxylate (PREPARATION 85, 4.94 g), potassium hydroxide (1.75 g), the title compound is obtained, NMR (300 MHz, CD3OD) 7.24, 7.19, 7.12, 6.85 and 2.51 δ.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05489593
Source datasetuspto-grants-1996_02
ORD IDord-71945745ce3747f09a9f5cee55c29301
Source noteuspto-grants-1996_02