Nitromethane → HCID 1080325, compound

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Reaction Steps

1-Ethyl-1H-indole-3-carbaldehyde (I-38b: 5.2 g, 29.885 mmol), nitromethane (46.81 mL, 866.66 mmol) and ammonium acetate (1.17 g, 15.241 mmol) were taken in a reaction flask. The flask was refluxed for 16 hours under nitrogen atmosphere. The reaction was monitored by TLC (25% ethylacetate in hexane). The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and the reaction mixture was partitioned between water and ethylacetate. The organic layer was washed with water, brine solution, dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated to afford 4.8 g of the product (75% yield).

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