(E)-methyl 4-(2-(dimethylamino)vinyl)-3,5-dinitrobenzoate → Methyl 4-amino-1H-indole-6-carboxylate

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To a mixture of methyl 4-[(E)-2-(dimethylamino)ethenyl]-3,5-dinitrobenzoate (19.3 g) in ethyl acetate (200 mL) was added 5% palladium on carbon (1.5 g). The mixture was placed under 45 PSI H2 and shaken overnight. The mixture was filtered through celite and concentrated. The residue was dissolved in CH2Cl2 to which was added ((1:1) H2O:conc. HCl (250 mL)). The resulting solids were collected by filtration, dissolved in ethyl acetate and washed with 2N NaOH. The ethyl acetate layer with anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to give 7.4 g if the title compound: 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 3.91, 4.01, 6.51, 7.09, 7.27, 8.40.

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