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HRID 866029Generated: October 26, 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 numberUS05569764
Source datasetuspto-grants-1996_10
ORD IDord-09e2006741c7442ab92e9cfd1e2386c3
Source noteuspto-grants-1996_10