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HRID 564968Generated: October 26, 2026

Methyl iodide → Methyl N-methylindole-6-carboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl iodideHCID 6328—
ReactantSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
ReactantMethyl indole-6-carboxylateHCID 639844—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
ProductMethyl N-methylindole-6-carboxylateHCID 63984386.9%

Reaction Steps

The reaction was carried out in a manner similar to Reference Example 4 except for using 3.00 (17.1 mmol) of methyl 6-indolecarboxylate, 0.68 g (17.1 mmol) of 60% sodium hydroxide, 4.86 g (34.4 mmol) of methyl iodide and 60 ml of dimethylformamide. Thus 2.75 g (86.9%) of methyl 1-methyl-6-indolecarboxylate was obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06169107A
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_01
ORD IDord-f255b6cf83d24db78da4f92e4e6da3fc
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_01