4-Toluenesulfonyl chloride → 1-Tosyl-1H-indole-4-carbonitrile

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To a stirred solution of 4-Cyano indole (0.5 g, 3.5 mmol), diisopropylethylamine (1.8 mL, 10.5 mmol) in acetonitrile (5.0 mL), p-toluene sulfonyl chloride (0.8 g, 4.22 mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred at rt for 4 h. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue was diluted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated to yield the title compound as brown colored solid (0.95 g, 90%). [1H-NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz): δ 8.22 (d, 1H), 7.81-7.72 (m, 3H), 7.56 (d, 1H), 7.38 (t, 1H), 7.29-7.22 (m, 2H), 6.88 (d, 1H), 2.39 (s, 3H)].

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