Melzer, Marvin S. published the artcileApplicability of the Hammett equation to the indole system: acidity of indole-3-carboxylic acids, SDS of cas: 10242-03-2, the publication is Journal of Organic Chemistry (1962), 496-9, database is CAplus.
The acidities of six 5- and 6-substituted indole-3-carboxylic acids were determined in aqueous alc. and their pK plotted against the Hammett substituent constants of the resp. substituents. A good correlation was obtained using the one-term Hammett equation (log K/K° = ρσ) using σm for groups in the 5-position and σp for groups in the 6-position. These results were taken to indicate thai electronic effects were transmitted to the acid center through the C pare to the 6-position and that virtually no transmission occurred through the indole N atom. It was also found that the 5-bromoindole-3-carboxylic acid (I) was somewhat less acidic than expected, an effect attributed to steric and electronic factors. Infrared data indicated that whereas the 6-aminoindole-3-carboxylic acid (II) existed as the free acid, the 5-amino isomer (III) existed in its zwitterionic form. All pK measurements were made in 50% and 95% alc. and the pH measured using a Beckmann meter. Indole treated with MeMgI then CO2 gave indote-3-carboxylic acid (IV), m. 214° (decomposition). 5-Nitroindote (.5 g.) treated 1 day in a refrigerator with excess (COCl)2 gave 5 g. 5-nitroindole-3-glyoxylyl chloride (V), m. 310° (decomposition). V refluxed with KOH gave 3.5 g. 5-nitroindole 3-carboxylic acid (VI), m. 270-2° (decomposition). VI (3.5 g.) refluxed 3 hrs. in refluxing 30% H2O2, filtered hot, and the solid further purified gave 2.5 g. 5-nitroindole-3-carboxylic acid (VII), m. 276-8° (decomposition). A portion of V treated directly with 30% H2O2 gave 47% VII. V failed to undergo decarboxylation in refluxing tetrachloroethane. VII failed to undergo cleavage on treatment with Pb(OAc)4 in refluxing AcOH. 5-Bromoindole treated with MeMgl and carbonated gave I, m. 238-40° (decomposition). IV in AcOH treated with HNO3 gave 6-nitroimtole-3-carboxylic acid (VIII), m. 280-1°. Reduction of VIII in MeOH with Raney Ni under 35 lb./sq. in. H pressure gave II. Another preparation using the same procedure gave a small amount of material, m. 197-9°. VI (500 mg.) in MeOH shaken 8 hrs. with Raney Ni under 50 lb./sq. in. H pressure gave 65 mg. III, m. 177-9° (decomposition). The pK of indole-3-carboxylic acids at 26° were obtained (compound, pK in 50% alc., number of determinations, pK in 95% alc., no of determinations, a used, NH (cm.-1 given): IV, 7.00, 9, 8.92, 3, 0.00, 3247; VIII, 6.45, 3, 8.06, 2, 0.78, 8425; VI, 6.50, 6, 8.15, 3, 0.71, 3338; I, 6.96, 7, 8.72, 3, 0.391, 3310; 5-ethoxyindote-3-carboxylic acid, 6.98, 6, 8.91, 2, 0.10, 3226; II, 7.43, 2, -, -, -0.66, 3312. Reaction constants and precision of correlation of pK of indole-3-carboxylic acids with Hammett substituent constants were given in a table.
Journal of Organic Chemistry published new progress about 10242-03-2. 10242-03-2 belongs to indole-building-block, auxiliary class Indole,Nitro Compound,Carboxylic acid,Indole, name is 6-Nitro-1H-indole-3-carboxylic acid, and the molecular formula is C9H6N2O4, SDS of cas: 10242-03-2.
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