Sodium borohydride → Ethyl 4-chloro-6-[4-(hydroxymethyl)phenoxy]-1-methyl-2-indolecarboxylate

HRID 565051Notes

Reaction equation

[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:10]=[C:9]([O:11][C:12]2[CH:17]=[CH:16][C:15]([CH:18]=[O:19])=[CH:14][CH:13]=2)[CH:8]=[C:7]2[C:3]=1[CH:4]=[C:5]([C:21]([O:23][CH2:24][CH3:25])=[O:22])[N:6]2[CH3:20].[BH4-].[Na+]>C(O)C>[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:10]=[C:9]([O:11][C:12]2[CH:13]=[CH:14][C:15]([CH2:18][OH:19])=[CH:16][CH:17]=2)[CH:8]=[C:7]2[C:3]=1[CH:4]=[C:5]([C:21]([O:23][CH2:24][CH3:25])=[O:22])[N:6]2[CH3:20]

Participants

Conditions

Temperature: 0 °C

Procedure

A mixture of 0.90 g (2.52 mmol) of ethyl 4-chloro-6-[4-formylphenoxy)-1-methyl-2-indolecarboxylate, 0.10 g (2.52 mmol) of sodium borohydride and 20 ml of ethanol was stirred at 0° C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was poured onto ice water. The resulting mixture was then extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The combined extracts were washed with saturated sodium chloride aqueous solution. After drying over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure to give 0.91 g (>99%) of ethyl 4-chloro-6-[4-(hydroxymethyl)phenoxy]-1-methyl-2-indolecarboxylate.

Workup

additionThe reaction mixture was poured onto ice water
extractionThe resulting mixture was then extracted three times with ethyl acetate
washThe combined extracts were washed with saturated sodium chloride aqueous solution
dry with materialAfter drying over anhydrous magnesium sulfate
distillationthe solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-cd5b24dc4c7f47cfa0c594d0a29841fb
Source dataset: uspto-grants-2001_01
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US06169107A

Reaction notes

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