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HRID 345695Generated: October 31, 2026

Water → 1-(2-Acetoxyethyl)indole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
ReactantPyridineHCID 1049—
ReactantAcetic AnhydrideHCID 7918—
Reactant1H-Indole-1-ethanolHCID 13734996—
SolventDiethyl EtherHCID 3283—
Product1-(2-Acetoxyethyl)indoleHCID 15163042—

Reaction Steps

An ice-cooled solution of 4.6 g of 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)indole in 10 ml of diethyl ether was treated with 1 ml of pyridine and 4 ml of acetic anhydride. After 2 hours 50 ml of water were added, the mixture was extracted with 100 ml of dichloromethane and the dichloromethane extract was dried. The solvent was evaporated to give 5.7 g of 1-(2-acetoxyethyl)indole.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05057614
Source datasetuspto-grants-1991_10
ORD IDord-74e2b27d5c1b475ab3a08e261f416d25
Source noteuspto-grants-1991_10