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HRID 342062Generated: October 26, 2026

Potassium Hydroxide → 1-Methyl-1H-indole-6-carboxylic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPotassium HydroxideHCID 14797—
Reactant1-Methyl-1H-indole-6-carbonitrileHCID 15384493—
ReactantWater ethanolHCID 19096565—
Product1-Methyl-1H-indole-6-carboxylic acidHCID 19819261—

Reaction Steps

1-Methyl-6-cyanoindole (3.12 g, 21.9 mmole) was heated at reflux in 180 mL of ethanol/water (8:1) containing 15 g of potassium hydroxide to give 3.0 g of 1-methyl-1H-indole-6-carboxylic acid as a white solid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05856517
Source datasetuspto-grants-1999_01
ORD IDord-17aa20e8fd2440d188bd859f149319d1
Source noteuspto-grants-1999_01