Cyanoacetamide → (2E)-3-(1-benzyl-2-ethoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)-2-cyanoacrylamide

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To a mixture of cyanoacetamide (4.60 g, 54.7 mmol) and NaOMe (0.5 M solution in MeOH, 80 mL, 4 mmol) was added a solution of (N-[(1-benzyl-2-ethoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)methylene]-N-methylmethanaminium tetrafluoroborate (v-a, 27.6 mmol) in MeOH (120 mL). The reaction was stirred at RT under an atmosphere of Ar. After 15 h, the reaction was cooled to 0° C. and was quenched by the addition of water. The insoluble product was filtered, triturated in MeOH and refiltered to yield a yellow solid (2E)-3-(1-benzyl-2-ethoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)-2-cyanoacrylamide (vi-a, 5.68 g, 60%). NH4OAc QC conditions. DAD Retention Time=1.78 min. M+H=346.

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