5-Methoxyindole → 5-methoxy-2-phenyl-1H-indole

HRID 921014Notes

Reaction equation

[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:4]=[C:5]2[C:9](=[CH:10][CH:11]=1)[NH:8][CH:7]=[CH:6]2.[C:12]1(B(O)O)[CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=1>C(O)(=O)C.CC([O-])=O.CC([O-])=O.[Pd+2].C([O-])(=O)C.[Cu+2].C([O-])(=O)C>[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:4]=[C:5]2[C:9](=[CH:10][CH:11]=1)[NH:8][C:7]([C:12]1[CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=1)=[CH:6]2

Participants

Conditions

Temperature: 25 °C

Procedure

Pd(OAc)2 (0.031 g, 0.136 mmol) was added to a solution of 5-methoxy-1H-indole (0.2 g, 1.359 m mol) and phenylboronic acid (0.249 g, 2.038 mmol) in acetic acid (2 mL) followed by copper (II) acetate (0.025 g, 0.138 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 2 h under oxygen atmosphere. Insoluble solids were filtered off, and filtrate was concentrated. Residue was partitioned between ethyl acetate and water. Organic layer was separated, washed with brine, dried over sodium sulphate, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The crude product was purified by flash chromatography using 10% ethyl acetate in hexane to afford title compound (0.08 g, 24%) as a solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 11.3 (s, 1H), 7.82 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 7.44 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 7.32-7.26 (m, 2H), 7.02 (d, J=2.4 Hz 1H), 6.81 (d, J=1.2 Hz, 1H), 6.74 (dd, J1=2.4 Hz, J2=8.8 Hz, 1H) 3.78 (s, 3H).

Workup

filtrationInsoluble solids were filtered off
concentrationfiltrate was concentrated
customResidue was partitioned between ethyl acetate and water
customOrganic layer was separated
washwashed with brine
dry with materialdried over sodium sulphate
filtrationfiltered
concentrationconcentrated in vacuo
customThe crude product was purified by flash chromatography

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-da3e431a112b4981a7ff6109a6d2547d
Source dataset: uspto-grants-2016_03
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US09273069B2

Reaction notes

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