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HRID 883640Generated: October 25, 2026

Methyl cyanoacetate → methyl (2Z)-cyano[2-oxo-5-(trifluoromethoxy)-1,2-dihydro-3H-indol-3-ylidene]acetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl cyanoacetateHCID 7747—
Reactant5-(trifluoromethoxy)-2,3-dihydro-1H-indole-2,3-dioneHCID 2732752—
Productmethyl (2Z)-cyano[2-oxo-5-(trifluoromethoxy)-1,2-dihydro-3H-indol-3-ylidene]acetateHCID 6742455977%

Reaction Steps

Following the general method as outlined for Intermediate 1, starting from 5-(trifluoromethoxy)-isatin and methyl cyanoacetate, the title compound was isolated, after evaporation, as a dark purple solid in 77% yield. This was a 7.5:1 mixture of geometric isomers.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08236963B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2012_08
ORD IDord-0b8386fe95eb4640b6b24d51e763efa5
Source noteuspto-grants-2012_08