Maleic Anhydride → 2,4-Bis(1-n-propyl-2-methyl-3-indolyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid

HRID 355148Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 355148 reaction equation
[C:1]1(=[O:7])[O:6][C:4](=[O:5])[CH:3]=[CH:2]1.[CH2:8]([N:11]1[C:19]2[C:14](=[CH:15][CH:16]=[CH:17][CH:18]=2)[CH:13]=[C:12]1[CH3:20])[CH2:9][CH3:10]>C1C=CC=CC=1>[CH2:8]([N:11]1[C:19]2[C:14](=[CH:15][CH:16]=[CH:17][CH:18]=2)[C:13]([CH:3]([CH2:2][C:1]([C:13]2[C:14]3[C:19](=[CH:18][CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=3)[N:11]([CH2:8][CH2:9][CH3:10])[C:12]=2[CH3:20])=[O:7])[C:4]([OH:6])=[O:5])=[C:12]1[CH3:20])[CH2:9][CH3:10]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 7923Maleic AnhydrideHCID 51481481-n-Propyl-2-methylindole

Product 1

HCID 541106242,4-Bis(1-n-propyl-2-methyl-3-indolyl)-4-oxobutanoic acidYield 33.1%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 241BenzeneSolvent

Procedure

A stirred solution of 20.0 g (0.204 mole) of maleic anhydride and 70.0 g (0.408 mole) of 1-n-propyl-2-methylindole in 200 ml of benzene was heated at reflux for a period of approximately eighteen hours and then allowed to cool to ambient temperature. The solid which separated from the cooled solution was collected by filtration, washed with fresh chilled benzene and dried in vacuo at 60° C. to obtain 30.0 g of 2,4-bis-(1-n-propyl-2-methyl-3-indolyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid (Formula VII: R=CH3CH2CH2 ; R1 =CH3 ; Y=H) as a white solid melting over the range 210° to 215° C.

Workup

  1. temperatureat reflux for a period of approximately eighteen hours
  2. customThe solid which separated from the cooled solution
  3. filtrationwas collected by filtration
  4. washwashed
  5. temperaturewith fresh chilled benzene
  6. customdried in vacuo at 60° C.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-c48dfa73c88b4bd1a7f2992342033ef7
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1983_03
Patent number
US04377698

Reaction notes

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