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HRID 628788Generated: October 26, 2026

Indole-5-carbonitrile → 3-(4-Chlorobutyl)-5-cyanoindole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantIndole-5-carbonitrileHCID 27513—
Reactant4-Chlorobutyryl chlorideHCID 78370—
Product3-(4-Chlorobutyl)-5-cyanoindoleHCID 9881123—
Product3-(4-chlorobutanoyl)-1H-indole-5-carbonitrileHCID 10220528—

Reaction Steps

According to U.S. Pat. No. 5,418,237 (hereinafter referred to as the '237 patent) & the Research Article ‘Drugs of the Future 2001, 26(3), 247’, 3-(4-chlorobutyl)-1H-indole-5-carbonitrile is prepared by reacting 5-cyanoindole with 4-chlorobutyryl chloride to give 3-(4-chlorobutyryl)-1H-indole-5-carbonitrile, which then reduced with diborane to produce the 3-(4-chlorobutyl)-1H-indole-5-carbonitrile.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09315456B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2016_04
ORD IDord-b261078a5e434f6f8fb27c373f16a220
Source noteuspto-grants-2016_04