1-Ethyl-3-(3'-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide → (E)-3-(3-((Dimethylamino)methyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)-1-(3-(thiophen-2-ylmethoxy)azetidin-1-yl)prop-2-en-1-one

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3-(Thiophen-2-ylmethoxy)-azetidine hydrochloride (61 mg, 0.30 mmol), EDCI (71.5 mg, 0.37 mmol), HOBt (52 mg, 0.37 mmol) and diisopropylethylamine (110 μL, 0.62 mmol) were successively added to a solution of (E)-3-(3-((dimethylamino)methyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)acrylic acid hydrochloride (70 mg, 0.25 mmol) in dimethylformamide (10 mL) at room temperature. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight then partitioned between ethyl acetate (30 mL) and water (30 mL). The aqueous layer was separated, basified with an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxyde (2N) until pH 12 and finally extracted with ethyl acetate (2×50 mL). The combined organic phases were washed with a saturated solution of sodium chloride (3×50 mL), dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated to dryness. The residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel using dichloromethane/methanol/ammoniac (1:0:0.1 to 9:1:0.1) as eluent. The title product was obtained as a yellow solid (10 mg, 10%).

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