1-Methylpyrrole-2-carbonitrile → 1-methyl-5-(3-methyl-1-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-5-yl)-1H-pyrrole-2-carbonitrile

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1-Methyl-5-(3-methyl-1-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-5-yl)-1H-pyrrole-2-carbonitrile as an orange solid (0.65 g, 76%) was prepared from 5-bromo-3-methyl-indan-1-one and 1-methyl-2-cyanopyrrole according to the same coupling procedure as described in example 2. MS (ES) m/z 251.2; Anal. Calcd for C16H14N2O: C, 76.78; H, 5.64; N, 11.19. Found: C, 76.49; H, 5.49; N, 11.10. HRMS: calcd for C16H14N2O+H+, 251.1179; found (ESI, [M+H]+), 251.1179.

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