Hydrazine → 5-Amino-2-methylindole

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To a mixture of 2-methyl-5-nitroindole (200 mg, 1.13 mmol) and palladium on carbon (20 mg, 10%) in 10 mL of ethanol was added hydrazine (100 mg, 3.4 mmol) and heated at 80° C. for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered through celite and concentrated in vacuo to provide a red-brown solid which was used without further purification. RP18-HPLC RT: 1.278 minutes; API MS: 147.1 (M+1).

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