P-Anisidine → N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-4-oxo-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-indole-3-carboxamide

HRID 975315Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 975315 reaction equation
[O:1]=[C:2]1[CH2:10][CH2:9][CH2:8][C:7]2[NH:6][CH:5]=[C:4]([C:11]([OH:13])=O)[C:3]1=2.[CH3:14][O:15][C:16]1[CH:21]=[CH:20][C:19]([NH2:22])=[CH:18][CH:17]=1.Cl.CN(C)CCCN=C=NCC>O1CCOCC1>[CH3:14][O:15][C:16]1[CH:21]=[CH:20][C:19]([NH:22][C:11]([C:4]2[C:3]3[C:2](=[O:1])[CH2:10][CH2:9][CH2:8][C:7]=3[NH:6][CH:5]=2)=[O:13])=[CH:18][CH:17]=1

Participants

5

Procedure

A mixture of 4-Oxo-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-indole-3-carboxylic acid (179 mg, 1 mmol), p-anisidine (616 mg. 5 mmol), and 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride [EDCI] (959 mg, 5 mmol) in 50% aqueous 1,4-dioxane (10 mL) was stirred at ambient temperature for 17 h. After concentrating in vacuo, the residue was taken up in 10% methanol in ethyl acetate, washed with 1.3M hydrochloric acid then with aqueous sodium bicarbonate, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. Recrystallization from ethyl acetate afforded N-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-4-oxo-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-indole-3-carboxamide (Compound 1); mp 219°-220° C.

Workup

  1. concentrationAfter concentrating in vacuo
  2. washwashed with 1.3M hydrochloric acid
  3. dry with materialwith aqueous sodium bicarbonate, dried over magnesium sulfate
  4. filtrationfiltered
  5. concentrationconcentrated in vacuo
  6. customRecrystallization from ethyl acetate

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-855059b932ff43c288c4d093a3588177
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1997_03
Patent number
US05608079

Reaction notes

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