Hydrochloric Acid → 1H-Indole, 5-methoxy-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-

HRID 38434Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 38434 reaction equation
[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:4]=[C:5]2[C:9](=[CH:10][C:11]=1[C:12]([F:15])([F:14])[F:13])[NH:8][C:7](C(O)=O)=[C:6]2[CH3:19].Cl>N1C2C(=CC=CC=2)C=CC=1.CCOC(C)=O.[Cu]>[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:4]=[C:5]2[C:9](=[CH:10][C:11]=1[C:12]([F:15])([F:13])[F:14])[NH:8][CH:7]=[C:6]2[CH3:19]

Participants

6

Procedure

To a solution of 5-Methoxy-3-methyl-6-trifluoromethyl-1H-indole-2-carboxylic acid (2.0 g, 7 mmol) in 5 ml quinoline was added copper powder (50 mg), and the reaction mixture was heated to reflux for 1.5 hours. Copper powder (50 mg) was added, and the reaction mixture was refluxed for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was cooled, diluted with EtOAc, poured into 50 ml 6 N HCl, and extracted with EtOAc. The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was chromatographed (10% EtOAc/Hexanes) to give 5-Methoxy-3-methyl-6-trifluoromethyl-1H-indole (850 mg, 51%) as a solid.

Workup

  1. temperaturethe reaction mixture was heated
  2. temperatureto reflux for 1.5 hours
  3. temperaturethe reaction mixture was refluxed for 1 hour
  4. temperatureThe reaction mixture was cooled
  5. extractionextracted with EtOAc
  6. washThe combined organic layers were washed with brine
  7. dry with materialdried over magnesium sulfate
  8. filtrationfiltered
  9. concentrationconcentrated under reduced pressure
  10. customThe residue was chromatographed (10% EtOAc/Hexanes)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-206e54787a974e1895df3c45dde04587
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2013_09
Patent number
US08524725B2

Reaction notes

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