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HRID 724517Generated: October 30, 2026

Nitric Acid → Methyl 6-nitro-1H-indole-2-carboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantNitric AcidHCID 944—
Reactantp-Toluenesulfonic acidHCID 6101—
Reactant2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinoneHCID 6775—
ReactantIndoline-2-carboxylic acidHCID 86074—
SolventBenzeneHCID 241—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
SolventSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
SolventEthyl AcetateHCID 8857—
ProductMethyl 6-nitro-1H-indole-2-carboxylateHCID 1181686358%

Reaction Steps

Compound 34 was prepared from indoline-2-carboxlic acid by nitration with nitric acid in sulfuric acid, methylation using methanol and p-toluenesulfonic acid, followed by reaction with dichlorodicyanobenzoquinone in ethyl acetate and benzene. Total yield: 58%. MS: 219.13 (M−H+).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07141680B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2006_11
ORD IDord-4e05dfd864cb491fbf2a1d1dc5317513
Source noteuspto-grants-2006_11