Dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal → 1-Indol-3-yl-2-cyano-3-dimethylaminopropen-1-one

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1-indol-3-yl-2-cyano-3-dimethylaminopropen-1-one was prepared from 3-(cyanoacetyl) indole (4.0 g, mmol) and dimethylformamide dimethylacetal (4.1 mL, 23.9 mmol) as a yellow solid (2.4 g), m.p. 187-188°. δH (d6 DMSO) 11.73 (1H, bs), 8.26 (1H, s), 8.12 (1H, dd, J 6.8, 1.3 Hz), 7.98 (1H, s), 7.47-7.44 (1H, m), 7.20-7.09 (2H, m), 3.35 (3H, s) and 3.26 (3H, s).

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