Hydrogen Peroxide → 4-Bromo-1H-indole-6-carboxamide

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A solution of 4-bromo-1H-indole-6-carbonitrile (1 g, 4.50 mmol) in methanol (10 mL) was treated with 30% aqueous hydrogen peroxide (2.7 mL, 4.95 mmol) and a 1 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (5 mL) then heated at 40° C. for 1 h. The reaction mixture was cooled, treated with water and cooled in an ice-bath. The resulting precipitate was collected by filtration, washed with water and dried in vacuo to obtain 4-bromo-1H-indole-6-carboxylic acid amide (1.05 g, 97%), which was transformed into the title boronic ester by the general method (Scheme 1) (0.80 g, 67%).

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