HCID 11321809, compound → 3H-Benz[e]indole

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Reaction Steps

At ambient temperature and under 4 bars of hydrogen, hydrogenate 33 g of (2-nitro-1-naphthyl)acetonitrile (0.155 mol) dissolved in 630 ml of ethanol containing 10% water and 6.3 ml of pure acetic acid, using 19 g of 10% palladium-on-carbon. After absorption has ceased, filter off the catalyst, concentrate the solvent in vacuo and then take up the residue in 250 ml of dichloromethane; wash the organic phase with 100 ml of 0.1N potassium hydroxide solution and then dry the organic phase over magnesium sulphate, filter and concentrate.

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