Sodium Carbonate → Ethyl alpha-(hydroxyimino)-beta-(4-(carboethoxymethyl)indol-3-yl)-propanoate

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To a solution of 4-(carboethoxymethyl)indole (830 mg, 4.12 mmol) and ethyl bromopyruvate 2-oxime (866 mg, 4.12 mmol) in methylene chloride (40 mL) was added anhydrous Na2CO3 (2.40 g, 22.66 mmol) at ambient temperature. After stirring at ambient temperature for 16 hours, the mixture was filtered and concentrated to dryness. The residue was chromatographed on silica gel eluted with 10% MeOH in CHCl3 /hexane (1:1→2:1) to give 0.98 g of the title compound. TLC Rf=0.61 (10%MeOH/CHCl3). MS(DCl) m/e 333 (M+H)+. 1H NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz) δ1.25(t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H), 1.30(t, J=7.4 Hz,3H), 4.13(s,2H), 4.18(q, J=7.4 Hz,2H), 4.28(q, J=7.4 Hz,2H), 4.28(q, J=7.4 Hz,2H), 4.30(s,2H), 6.92(br s, 1H), 6.98(d, J=7.4 Hz, 1H), 7.12(t, J=7.4 Hz, 1H), 7.26(d,J=7.4 Hz, 1H), 8.03(br s, --OH), 8.17 (br s, --NH).

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