Water → 2-tert-butyl-5-nitro-1H-indole-4-carbonitrile

HRID 2038117Notes

Reaction equation

[C:1]([C:5]1[NH:6][C:7]2[C:12]([CH:13]=1)=[C:11](F)[C:10]([N+:15]([O-:17])=[O:16])=[CH:9][CH:8]=2)([CH3:4])([CH3:3])[CH3:2].[C-:18]#[N:19].[K+].O>CS(C)=O>[C:1]([C:5]1[NH:6][C:7]2[CH:8]=[CH:9][C:10]([N+:15]([O-:17])=[O:16])=[C:11]([C:18]#[N:19])[C:12]=2[CH:13]=1)([CH3:4])([CH3:3])[CH3:2]

Participants

Conditions

Temperature: 70 °C

Procedure

To a solution of 2-tert-butyl-4-fluoro-5-nitro-1H-indole (4.0 g, 17 mmol) in DMSO (30 mL) was added KCN (3.4 g, 51 mmol). The mixture was stirred at 70° C. for 3 hours, and poured into water (80 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (50 mL×3). The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (7% EtOAc in petroleum ether) to afford 2-tert-butyl-5-nitro-1H-indole-4-carbonitrile (2.2 g, 53%). 1H NMR (DMSO, 300 MHz) δ 12.23 (br s, 1 H), 8.09 (d, J=9.0 Hz, 1 H), 7.75 (d, J=9.0 Hz, 1 H), 6.50 (s, 1 H), 1.38 (s, 9 H). MS (ESI) m/z: 244.2 [M+H+].

Workup

extractionextracted with ethyl acetate (50 mL×3)
washThe combined organic layers were washed with brine
dry with materialdried over anhydrous Na2SO4
concentrationconcentrated under vacuum
customThe residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (7% EtOAc in petroleum ether)

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-d477fdc2ba8b4f4ab6fa32f1bddd38b3
Source dataset: uspto-grants-2013_11
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US08575209B2

Reaction notes

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