2-methylindole-4-acetic acid, process for producing the same, and process for producing intermediate therefor

摘要

2-Methylindole-4-acetic acid, which is represented by the formula (I) and is an intermediate for an important indole derivative as medicines; and a process for producing the compound and the synthetic intermediates. The process for producing 2-methylindole-4-acetic acid and synthetic intermediates is described in this invention. As shown in formula (I), 2-methylindole-4-acetic acid is an intermediate of important indole derivative which is useful tools for medicine. According to the process described in this invention, 2-methylindole-4-acetic acid, which is an intermediate of important indole derivative as medicines, can be produced in high yield using inexpensive reagents under mild conditions which are suitable for industrial production.