Acetic Acid → 4-Chloro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-B]pyridin-2(3H)-one

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A mixture of 3,3-dibromo-4-chloro-1,3-dihydro-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-2-one (0.745 g, 2.3 mmol), zinc dust (1.49 g, 23 mmol), acetic acid (10 mL) and methanol (10 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was then diluted with brine and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was further washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, concentrated and dried in a vacuum oven to give 0.3 g (78%) of 4-chloro-1,3-dihydro-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-2-one as a tan solid. 1H NMR (360 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 11.21 (s, br, NH), 8.01 (d, J=5.66 Hz, 1H), 7.23 (d, J=5.66 Hz, 1H), and 3.59 (s, 2H, CH2). MS m/e 168 [M+].

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