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Dissolve 7-nitroindole in ethanol and add ammonium formate (10 equivalents) and a catalytic amount of 10% palladium on carbon. Heat the mixture to reflux for 1 hr before cooling, filter through celite, and evaporate to provide the product as a purple solid (99%).

1. temperatureHeat the mixture
2. temperatureto reflux for 1 hr
3. temperaturebefore cooling
4. filtrationfilter through celite
5. customevaporate