1H-Indole, 6-methyl- → Alpha-nitro-6-methyl-3-indoleacrylic acid methylester

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A mixture of 32.5 g (0.25 mol) of 6-methylindole and 52.5 g (0.30 mol) of α-nitro-β-ethoxyacrylic acid methylester was let stand in a large crystallization dish at room temperature for 20 hours. The brown-orange solid was triturated with ether-hexane 1:1, the crystalline material collected by filtration, washed with ether and dried to afford 44.5 g. (69%) of product as orange crystals, m.p. 167°-169°.

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