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HRID 460150Generated: October 29, 2026

Diethyl Ether → 1-(1-Methyl-1H-indol-4-yl)-ethanol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDiethyl EtherHCID 3283—
Reactant1-(Quinolin-4-yl)ethanolHCID 5314755—
Reactant1-Methyl-1H-indole-4-carbaldehydeHCID 17221111—
ReactantHCID 178418373HCID 178418373—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
Product1-(1-Methyl-1H-indol-4-yl)-ethanolHCID 22391398—

Reaction Steps

The title compound was prepared by the same procedure for 1-quinolin-4-yl-ethanol from 1-methyl-1H-indole-4-carbaldehyde (2.8 g, 17.6 mmol), 3 M methyl magnesium iodide solution in diethyl ether (10 mL, 30 mmol, Aldrich) and anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (20 mL). The crude title compound obtained in form as yellow oil in 97% yield (3.0 g, 17.1 mmol).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07196102B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2007_03
ORD IDord-13aa84f089614efbbdef2fd8f4b381dc
Source noteuspto-grants-2007_03