Chloroacetonitrile → 2-(2,3,3a,8b-Tetrahydrocyclopenta[b]Indol-4(1H)-yl)Acetonitrile

HRID 898747Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 898747 reaction equation
[CH2:1]1[CH:12]2[CH:4]([NH:5][C:6]3[CH:7]=[CH:8][CH:9]=[CH:10][C:11]=32)[CH2:3][CH2:2]1.[H-].[Na+].Cl[CH2:16][C:17]#[N:18]>CS(C)=O>[CH2:1]1[CH:12]2[CH:4]([N:5]([CH2:16][C:17]#[N:18])[C:6]3[CH:7]=[CH:8][CH:9]=[CH:10][C:11]=32)[CH2:3][CH2:2]1

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 7856Chloroacetonitrile2×HCID 24758Sodium hydride2×HCID 218735741,2,3,3a,4,8b-Hexahydrocyclopenta[b]indole

Product 1

HCID 218735712-(2,3,3a,8b-Tetrahydrocyclopenta[b]Indol-4(1H)-yl)Acetonitrile

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 679Dimethyl SulfoxideSolvent

Procedure

To a stirred solution of 1,2,3,3a,4,8b-hexahydrocyclopenta[b]indole (22 mmol, 3.5 g) in DMSO (44 mL) was added 60% sodium hydride (24 mmol, 0.97 g) portionwise, followed by 2-chloroacetonitrile (33 mmol, 2.1 mL). The reaction mixture stirred at ambient temperature for 18 h and then additional 60% sodium hydride (22 mmol, 0.88 g) and 2-chloroacetonitrile (24 mmol, 1.5 mL) was added. The reaction was heated to 60° C. for 18 h. The reaction was concentrated and the diluted with ethyl acetate and water. The phases were separated and the organic phase was washed with brine, dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated. The crude material was purified by flash column chromatography through silica gel (elution with 60% ethyl acetate-hexanes) to afford the desired material.

Workup

  1. temperatureThe reaction was heated to 60° C. for 18 h
  2. concentrationThe reaction was concentrated
  3. additionthe diluted with ethyl acetate and water
  4. customThe phases were separated
  5. washthe organic phase was washed with brine
  6. dry with materialdried over MgSO4
  7. filtrationfiltered
  8. concentrationconcentrated
  9. customThe crude material was purified by flash column chromatography through silica gel (elution with 60% ethyl acetate-hexanes)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-d4174a123e1d4ed4bab7411ae93019d7
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2008_04
Patent number
US07351839B2

Reaction notes

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