Hydrogen Sulfide → 1H-Indole-5-carbothioamide

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A solution of 5-cyanoindole (Aldrich) (2.84 g, 20.0 mmol) in 20 mL of pyridine and 8.35 mL of TEA was purged with H2S gas for 1.5 h. Solvents were removed under vacuum. The residue was dissolved in 100 mL of EtOAc, washed with H2O, 0.3 N HCl (aq.), and H2O. The EtOAc layer was separated, dried (Na2SO4), and concentrated to yield the corresponding 5-indole-thiocarboxamide that was used directly in the next step. A solution of 5-indole-thiocarboxamide (150 mg, 0.85 mmol) and 3-(2-bromoacetyl)hydroquinolin-2-one (Example 27, 120 mg, 0.45 mmol) in 50 mL of MeOH was heated at reflux for 4 h. The mixture was then concentrated. The residue was treated with CH2Cl2 and the precipitates were collected by filtration to provide the title compound as a pale orange solid. MS m/z: 344 (M+1). Anal. Calc'd for C20H13N3OS.H2O.0.8HBr: C, 56.37; H, 3.74; N, 9.86; O, 7.51; S, 7.52. Found: C, 56.64; H, 3.80; N, 9.64; O, 7.30; S, 7.44.

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