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Citric Acid → 2-Carbomethoxy-3-indolylacetonitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantCitric AcidHCID 311—
ReactantEthyl BromideHCID 6332—
ReactantPotassium CyanideHCID 9032—
Reactant3-Dimethylaminomethyl-2-methoxycarbonylindoleHCID 10911423—
SolventDimethyl SulfoxideHCID 679—
Product2-Carbomethoxy-3-indolylacetonitrileHCID 12644422—

Reaction Steps

40.6 g Product from (b) were dissolved in 300 ml DMSO and 14.5 ml ethylbromide were added. After 10 minutes, 11.4 g KCN were added and the mixture was stirred for 48 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into citric acid and extracted with CH2Cl2. The solvent was evaporated to give 26 g yellow residue.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04980368
Source datasetuspto-grants-1990_12
ORD IDord-9083242bed2143cebeecf2b64877daae
Source noteuspto-grants-1990_12