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HRID 375683Generated: October 25, 2026

Water → 3-(1H-Indol-7-YL)propanenitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
ReactantPiperidineHCID 8082—
ReactantDimethylformamide dimethyl acetalHCID 78373—
ReactantBenzoic acid, 3-methyl-2-nitro-, methyl esterHCID 79621—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
Product3-(1H-Indol-7-YL)propanenitrileHCID 19959105—

Reaction Steps

A solution of methyl 3-methyl-2-nitrobenzoate (43 g, 0.22 mole), dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal (52.5 g, 0.44 mole) and piperidine (18.7 g, 0.22 mole) in dimethylformamide (120 ml) is heated under reflux for 24 hours, cooled and poured into water to give the crude product.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05486612
Source datasetuspto-grants-1996_01
ORD IDord-99b69e106a784f89aab343a351df0e89
Source noteuspto-grants-1996_01