Piperidine → Mopipp

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Reaction Conditions

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5-Methoxy-2-propylindole-3-carboxaldehyde (200 mg, 0.92 mmol) was dissolved in anhydrous methanol (7.5 mL) under an atmosphere of Argon (g). 4-Acetylpyridine (167.17 mg, 1.38 mmol) and piperidine (117.5 mg, 1.38 mmol) were added to the reaction mixture and the solution was refluxed for 24 hours. A precipitate slowly formed which was collected, washed with cold MeOH (30 mL) and dried overnight in an oil driven vacuum pump equipped to a vacuum desiccator heated to 40° C. to yield a bright yellow powder (253 mg, 85%): TLC Rf 0.43 in 4:1 ethyl acetate/hexanes. Melting point=221-224° C. 1H NMR (600 MHz, d6-DMSO) δ 11.87 (s, 1H), 8.82-8.82 (m, 2H), 8.10-8.07 (d, 1H, J=15.24 Hz), 7.94-7.93 (m, 2H), 7.46-7.45 (d, 1H, J=2.34), 7.40-7.37 (d, 1H, J=15.24 Hz), 7.34-7.32 (d, 1H, J=8.7 Hz), 6.87-6.86 (dd, 1H, J1=2.4 Hz, J2=8.7 Hz), 3.87 (s, 3H), 2.92-2.89 (t, 2H, J=7.44 Hz) 1.74-1.70 (m, 2H) 0.95-0.92 (t, 3H, J=14.7 Hz); 13C NMR (150 MHz, d6-DMSO) δ 188.0, 155.1, 150.5, 149.7, 145.0, 139.4, 131.1, 126.2, 121.3, 112.8, 112.3, 111.0, 109.0, 103.7, 55.5, 27.6, 22.8, 13.5. Elemental analysis calculated for C20H20N2O2: C, 74.98; H, 6.29; N, 8.74. Found: C, 75.05; H, 6.32; N, 8.70.

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