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HRID 428662Generated: October 30, 2026

Vanillin → rac-(Z)-1,3-dihydro-4-[3-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1-propynyl]-3-[(3-methoxy-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)methylene]-2H-indol-2-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantVanillinHCID 1183—
Reactant(Z)-4-bromo-1,3-dihydro-3-[(3-methoxy-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)methylene]-2H-indol-2-oneHCID 18359254—
Reactant3-Hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1-propyneHCID 18359256—
ReactantHCID 178462451HCID 178462451—
CatalystCopper(1+) iodide; Copper(I) iodide; Cuprous iodide; Cuprous iodide (CuI)HCID 24350—
CatalystHCID 178418476HCID 178418476—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
SolventTriethylamineHCID 8471—
Productrac-(Z)-1,3-dihydro-4-[3-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1-propynyl]-3-[(3-methoxy-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)methylene]-2H-indol-2-oneHCID 9801994—

Reaction Steps

Using Method D above, 3-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1-propyne (197 mg, 1.1 mmol) (prepared by the addition of ethynylmagnesium chloride (Aldrich) to vanillin (Aldrich) according to Method B above) was coupled to (Z)-4-bromo-1,3-dihydro-3-[(3-methoxy-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)methylene]-2H-indol-2-one (Starting Material 1) (116 mg, 0.36 mmol) using (Ph3P)2PdCl2 (33 mg) (Aldrich) and CuI (18 mg) (Aldrich) as catalyst in DMF (3 mL) and Et3N (3 mL) as solvent at 70° C. for 16 h, yielding rac-(Z)-1,3-dihydro-4-[3-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1-propynyl]-3-[(3-methoxy-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)methylene]-2H-indol-2-one. (Yield 31 mg, 21%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06313310B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_11
ORD IDord-38a094e9c37e433f91a2ba6b1936512e
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_11