Indole-5-carbonitrile → (1H-indol-5-yl)methanamine

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A stirred solution of 1H-indole-5-carbonitrile (4.0 g, 28.1 mmol) in THF (50 ml) at 0° C. was treated dropwise with lithium aluminium hydride in THF (1M, 98 ml, 98 mmol). The resultant mixture was stirred, warming to room temperature overnight. Sat. aq. NaHCO3 (60 ml) was added at 0° C. and resultant mixture was filtered through filter agent celite 521 and washed with THF. Evaporation of the solvent gave the crude product which was purified by chromatography (SiO2, gradient elution with 95:5 CH2Cl2:MeOH; 90:10 CH2Cl2:MeOH; 90:10:1 CH2Cl2:MeOH:NH3) to give the desired product (white powder, 12.9 g, 71%). 1H NMR (CD3OD) δ 4.10 (s, 2H), 6.50 (d, 1H), 7.15 (d, 1H), 7.30 (d, 1H), 7.40 (d, 1H), 7.60 (s, 1H). LRMS m/z=147.2 (M+1)+.

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