Dimethyl(methylene)ammounium iodide → HCID 22139377, compound

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A mixture of 7-indolcarboxaldehyde (0.25 g, 1.7 mmol) and Eschenmoser's salt (0.35 g, 1.9 mmol) in dry acetonitrile (10 ml) was heated under reflux for 2½h. After cooling, solvent was removed under reduced pressure and water was added to the residue. The cooled mixture (ice bath) was made alkaline with 10% sodium hydroxide and then extracted with dichloromethane. The combined organic extracts were washed with brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and evaporated to afford 0.25 g (74%) of the entitled product.

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