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HRID 370063Generated: October 25, 2026

Acetic Anhydride → 2,3-Dihydromelatonin

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetic AnhydrideHCID 7918—
ReactantEthyl chloroformateHCID 10928—
Reactant2,3-DihydromelatoninHCID 10130872—
ReactantN-[2-(1-acetyl-5-methoxyindolin-3-yl)ethyl]acetamideHCID 23283701—
ReactantN-[2-(1-trifluoromethanesulphonyl-5-methoxyindolin-3-yl)ethyl]diacetamideHCID 69944386—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
SolventTriethylamineHCID 8471—
Product2,3-DihydromelatoninHCID 10130872—
ProductN-[2-(1-benzyloxycarbonyl-5-methoxyindolin-3-yl)ethyl]acetamideHCID 23283708—

Reaction Steps

N-[2-(5-Methoxyindolin-3-yl)ethyl]acetamide is prepared by the method described for the synthesis of N-[2-(1-acetyl-5-methoxyindolin-3-yl)ethyl]acetamide. The intermediate N-[2-(1-benzyloxycarbonyl-5-methoxyindolin-3-yl)ethyl]acetamide is prepared by reacting the N-[2-(5-methoxyindolin-3-yl)ethyl]acetamide with ethyl chloroformate in dichloromethane at 0° C. in the presence of triethylamine. The final acylation is carried out with acetic anhydride in refluxing toluene for 24 h, and allows N-[2-(1-trifluoromethanesulphonyl-5-methoxyindolin-3-yl)ethyl]diacetamide to be obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06140372
Source datasetuspto-grants-2000_10
ORD IDord-d63bc78a383340c0b0b0c2625c9fd602
Source noteuspto-grants-2000_10