Description
6-Chlorooxindole is an organic compound that has been used in the pharmaceutical industry as a hydrogen bond donor and a dihydrate salt. It is an aromatic heterocycle with two rings, one of which is an oxindole ring. 6-Chlorooxindole has been shown to be stable at low pH and high temperatures, with the exception of hydrochloric acid. It is also soluble in water and can be prepared in a variety of ways, including by reacting benzene with nitrous acid or by heating oxindole with sodium hydroxide. 6-Chlorooxindole can be found as a component in some pharmaceutical preparations such as carbamazepine and ziprasidone. It can also be found as a component of the drug chlorpromazine.
Chemical Properties
Off-white to tan crystalline powder
Uses
6-Chlorooxindole is a useful research chemical used in the design of potent non-peptide MDM2 inhibitors.
Application
6-chlorooxyindole, also known as 6-chloro-2-indolone, is an intermediate of Ziprasidone hydrochloride. Ziprasidone is an atypical broad-spectrum antipsychotic developed by Pfizer for the treatment of schizophrenia with a strong affinity for serotonin and dopamine receptor antagonists, particularly the 5-HTA2/DAD2 receptor.
Definition
ChEBI: 6-Chlorooxindole is a member of indoles.
Synthesis
GENERAL PROCEDURE: TiCl4 (0.7 mL, 6 mmol) was added dropwise to a stirred suspension of Zn powder (0.78 g, 12 mmol) in freshly distilled anhydrous THF (15 mL) at room temperature and under a dry N2 atmosphere. After addition, the mixture was refluxed for 2 hours. After the formed suspension of low-valent titanium reagent was cooled, a solution of 6-chloroindole-2,3-dione (2 mmol) in THF (10 mL) was slowly added. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for about 5 min under N2 protection. Subsequently, the completion of the reaction was confirmed by thin layer chromatography (TLC) analysis. The reaction mixture was quenched with 3% HCl (15 mL) and extracted with CHCl3 (3 x 50 mL). The organic phases were combined, washed with water (3 x 50 mL) and dried over anhydrous Na2SO4. After concentration of the solvent under reduced pressure, the crude product was purified by column chromatography (petroleum ether/ethyl acetate = 5:1) to give 6-chlorooxindole.
References
[1] Tetrahedron Letters, 2014, vol. 55, # 14, p. 2238 - 2242
[2] Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 1994, vol. 37, # 13, p. 2033 - 2042
[3] Patent: US4658037, 1987, A
[4] Patent: US4652658, 1987, A
[5] Patent: US4730004, 1988, A