5-ethyl-6-nitro-1H-indole → 5-ethyl-1H-indol-6-ylamine

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A suspension of 5-ethyl-6-nitro-1H-indole (1.9 g, 10 mmol) and Raney Ni (1 g) was stirred under H2 (1 atm) at room temperature for 2 h. The catalyst was filtered off and the filtrate was concentrated to dryness. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel to give 5-ethyl-1H-indol-6-ylamine (B-23) (760 mg, 48%). (CDCl3) δ 7.90 (br s, 1H), 7.41 (s, 1H), 7.00 (s, 1H), 6.78 (s, 2H), 6.39 (s, 1H), 3.39 (br s, 2H), 2.63 (q, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 1.29 (t, J=6.9 Hz, 3H); ESI-MS 161.1 m/z (MH+).

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