Preparation and properties of the hydroxyindole-3-carboxylic acids
- 1 December 1969
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Chemistry
- Vol. 47 (23) , 4375-4381
- https://doi.org/10.1139/v69-724
Abstract
A procedure for the synthesis of the 4-, 5-, 6-, and 7-hydroxyindole-3-carboxylic acids starting from the corresponding 4-, 5-, 6-, and 7-benzyloxyindoles respectively has been devised. The benzyloxyindoles are converted to mixtures of their 1- and 3-carbethoxy derivatives by the action of ethyl chloroformate on their Grignard reagents. The hydroxyindole-3-carboxylic acids are then obtained by the alkaline hydrolysis and debenzylation of the benzyloxy-3-carbethoxyindoles.Keywords
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