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HRID 74532Generated: October 29, 2026

Acetaldehyde → 3-ethylidene-1H-indol-2-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetaldehydeHCID 177—
ReactantPiperidineHCID 8082—
ReactantOxindoleHCID 321710—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
Product3-ethylidene-1H-indol-2-oneHCID 53425662—

Reaction Steps

0.85 mL (15 mmol) acetaldehyde were added dropwise to 2.0 g (15 mmol) indolin-2-one and 0.20 mL piperidine in 20 mL methanol. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 3 h and then evaporated down. The residue was triturated in diisopropylether and suction filtered.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08829006B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_09
ORD IDord-4f5a8908f17643f28c7d53c5f12ff7b8
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_09