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HRID 1866234Generated: November 4, 2026

Ethyl 5-cyanoindole-2-carboxylate → 5-Cyano-1H-indole-2-carboxamide

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthyl 5-cyanoindole-2-carboxylateHCID 4714953—
ReactantAmmonia methanolHCID 21705897—
Product5-Cyano-1H-indole-2-carboxamideHCID 6709579683.3%

Reaction Steps

Treat 5-cyano-1H-indole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester, 3a (m=0, 1.0 g, 4.67 mmol) with 7 N NH3/MeOH as described in General Procedure IV to afford the title compound as an ivory colored solid (720 mg, 83.3%): mp>300° C.; 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 12.0 (brs, 1H), 8.21 (s, 1H), 8.14 (brs, 1H), 7.51 (m, 3H), 7.25 (s, 1H); tlc (10% MeOH/CH2Cl2) Rf=0.40, m/z obs=186 (M+1).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07629376B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2009_12
ORD IDord-d63bc24077fa45948197910651ea447b
Source noteuspto-grants-2009_12