Acetonitrile → 3-(1-benzenesulfonyl-1H-indol-2-yl)-3-oxo-propionitrile

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Acetonitrile (10.6 g, 0.202 mol) was added to a tetrahydrofuran (THF) solution (135 ml) of 1-benzenesulfonyl-1H-indole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (33.4 g, 0.101 mol), and cooled to −78° C. A tetrahydrofuran (THF) solution of 1 M lithium bis(trimethylsilyl) amide (213 ml, 0.213 mol) was added dropwise thereto, and stirred for 30 minutes. A saturated aqueous solution (83 ml) of ammonium chloride was added to the reaction mixture, and stirred for 10 minutes. Water (50 ml) was added to the mixture and warmed to room temperature. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure, and the resulting residue was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The desiccant was removed by filtration. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting crude product was washed with ethanol to give 3-(1-benzenesulfonyl-1H-indol-2-yl)-3-oxo-propionitrile (47.3 g, 70%).

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