Benzenesulfonyl chloride → HCID 49758931, compound

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To a mixture of 4-methoxy-7-azaindole (6.4 g, 43.2 mmol) in dichloromethane (200 mL) and 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide (200 mL) was added benzenesulfonyl chloride (6.1 mL, 47.5 mmol) and tetrabutylammonium bromide (1.4 g, 4.3 mmol). The mixture was stirred vigorously at room temperature for 18 hours. The organic phase was washed with water and brine, dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated. The crude product was recrystallized from ethyl acetate and hexanes to give 9.2 g of 1-benzenesulfonyl-4-methoxy-7-azaindole as a yellow solid. 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 8.30 (d, J=5 Hz, 1H), 8.18 (d, 1 Hz, 1H), 7.58 (m, 2H), 7.47 (m, 2H), 6.67 (d, 4 Hz, 1H), 6.61 (d, 4 Hz, 1H), 3.94 (s, 3H). MS (m/z) 289 (M+H).

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