Potassium Nitrate → HCID 23302879, compound

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Reaction Steps

6.9 g (28 mmol) of 4-(1-methyl-1H-indol-2-yl)-methyl-benzonitrile are placed in 50 ml conc. sulphuric acid. At 2° C. 2.9 g (28 mmol) of potassium nitrate are added batchwise, whereupon the temperature rises to 10° C. After 30 minutes at 2° C. the mixture is poured onto ice and the product precipitated is suction filtered, washed with ice water, dried and recrystallised from acetone.

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