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HRID 539934Generated: October 30, 2026

Water → methyl 1H-indole-5-carboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
ReactantMethyl iodideHCID 6328—
Reactant1H-Indole-5-Carboxylic AcidHCID 74280—
ReactantSodium BicarbonateHCID 516892—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
SolventEthyl AcetateHCID 8857—
Productmethyl 1H-indole-5-carboxylateHCID 2737635—

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 5-carboxyindole (32.2 g, 0.2 mol), NaHCO3 (53.36 g, 0.64 mol), methyl iodide (122.22 g, 0.86 mol) in 60 mL of DMF were stirred at RT for 2 days. Water and EtOAc are added, and the organic layer was washed with bicarbonate solution, dried and concentrated to obtain 5-(methoxycarbonyl)indole. 1H NMR (DMSO) δ: 11.44 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.68 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.37˜7.47 (m, 2 H), 6.56 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 3.80 (s, 3H). MS (ESI) m/e (M+H+): 176.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08871759B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_10
ORD IDord-7b13bbd824cc4533b87415573fa00b36
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_10