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HRID 54228Generated: October 26, 2026

Diethyl Ether → Ethyl (6-methoxy-1h-indol-3-yl)(oxo)acetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDiethyl EtherHCID 3283—
ReactantOxalyl chlorideHCID 65578—
Reactant6-Methoxy-1H-indoleHCID 76659—
ProductEthyl (6-methoxy-1h-indol-3-yl)(oxo)acetateHCID 19958885—

Reaction Steps

7.5 cm3 of oxalyl chloride are added dropwise, under argon and over a period of 30 minutes, to a solution of 8.3 g of 6-methoxyindole, prepared in accordance with the process described by P. L. Feldman and H. Rapoport, Synthesis, (1986), 736, in 100 cm3 of anhydrous diethyl ether. After stirring for two hours, the precipitate formed is separated by filtration and then suspended in 200 cm3 of ethanol.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05622957
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_04
ORD IDord-791a3c08f9704f98b7d1984cadf6dec0
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_04