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HRID 361862Generated: October 27, 2026

Methyl 4-benzyloxy-alpha-azidocinnamate → methyl 6-(benzyloxy)-1H-indole-2-carboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl 4-benzyloxy-alpha-azidocinnamateHCID 54271879—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
Productmethyl 6-(benzyloxy)-1H-indole-2-carboxylateHCID 4715068—

Reaction Steps

Methyl 4-benzyloxy-α-azidocinnamate (EXAMPLE 246, 5.8 g) is dissolved in 376 ml of toluene and the reaction is heated to reflux for 1 hr. Then the reaction is cooled, concentrated under reduced pressure and the solids are recrystallized from ethyl acetate/hexane to provide the title compound.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05866589
Source datasetuspto-grants-1999_02
ORD IDord-4b7ec0b24fde4a0f889878d01e358f80
Source noteuspto-grants-1999_02