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HRID 461393Generated: October 30, 2026

2-Methylindole → 62454-47-1

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-MethylindoleHCID 7224—
ReactantOxalyl chlorideHCID 65578—
Reactant2-Methyl-α-oxo-1H-indole-3-acetyl chlorideHCID 12392196—
SolventDiethyl EtherHCID 3283—
Product62454-47-1HCID 11769588—

Reaction Steps

A solution of 2-methylindole (32.8) in diethyl ether (300 ml.) was added at 30° to oxalyl chloride (35.0g.) diluted with diethyl ether (200 ml.). After stirring for 1 hour the precipitate of 2-methylindolylglyoxylyl chloride was collected by filtration and treated with methanol (300 ml.) to give the methyl ester of 2-methylindol-3-ylglyoxylic acid (30.0 g.) as a red powder m.p. 180°-183°.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04062869
Source datasetuspto-grants-1977_12
ORD IDord-828ad899fab9448fb28678ea726f6d6f
Source noteuspto-grants-1977_12