Dimethylformamide → 3-Formyl-2-methylindole

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To a dried 300 mL two-neck round bottom flask under argon at 0° C., N,N-dimethylformamide (3 mL) was added, followed by POCl3 (1.05 mL, 11.3 mmol). After stirring for ten minutes, 2-methylindole (1.23 g, 9.37 mmol) dissolved in DMF (6 mL) was added dropwise via an addition funnel under argon. After two hours, 1N NaOH (70 mL) was added slowly, upon which a white precipitate formed. The solid was filtered and dried under vacuum, yielding 1.32 g (89%) of white solid. 1H NMR (600 MHz, d6-DMSO): δ 11.998 (s, 1H, N—H), 10.050 (s, 1H, CHO), 8.044-8.032 (d, J=7.2, 1H, indole-4H), 7.388-7.375 (d, J=7.8, 1H, indole-7H), 7.183-7.135 (m, 2H, indole-5,6H), 2.679 (s, 3H, methyl). 13CNMR (150 MHz, d6-DMSO): δ 184.3, 148.6, 135.4, 125.6, 122.7, 121.9, 120.0, 113.7, 111.4, 11.5. Melting Point: 195-200° C. TLC (ethyl acetate:hexanes 4:1) Rf=0.39. Elemental analysis calculated for C10H9NO: C, 75.45; H, 5.70; N, 8.80. found: C, 75.23; H, 5.70; N, 8.93.

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