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HRID 984586Generated: October 30, 2026

Indole → N-(4-methylphenyl)indole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantIndoleHCID 798—
Reactant4-BromotolueneHCID 7805—
Reactant1,2-Diaminocyclohexane, trans-HCID 43806—
ReactantPotassium Phosphate, TribasicHCID 62657—
CatalystCopper(1+) iodide; Copper(I) iodide; Cuprous iodide; Cuprous iodide (CuI)HCID 24350—
Solvent1,4-DioxaneHCID 31275—
SolventEthyl acetate hexaneHCID 21226206—
ProductN-(4-methylphenyl)indoleHCID 979428695%

Reaction Steps

Using the general procedure outlined in Example 63, indole (0.117 g, 1.00 mmol) was coupled with 4-bromotoluene (185 μL, 1.50 mmol) using CuI (9.5 mg, 0.050 mmol, 5.0 mol %), K3PO4 (2.1 mmol), trans-1,2-cyclohexanediamine (24 μL, 0.20 mmol, 20 mol %) and dioxane (1.0 mL) to give the crude product. Column chromatography (2×15 cm, hexane:ethyl acetate 50:1) provided 0.197 g (95% yield) of the product as a white solid. This product was pure by 1H NMR when compared to the known spetra.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06867298B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2005_03
ORD IDord-2c43b3f2e0d54b5ca18d0ac1bdc10281
Source noteuspto-grants-2005_03