Benzoyl Peroxide → tert-butyl 3-(bromomethyl)-6-fluoro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-1-carboxylate

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A stirring solution of 8.88 g (35.2 mmol) of 37-4, 6.88 g (38.7 mmol) of NBS and 851 mg (3.52 mmol) of benzoyl peroxide in 250 mL of CCl4 was heated to reflux for 6 hours. The reaction was stopped after a 66% conversion of starting material as determined by LC/MS. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, filtered through a pad of Celite to remove precipitated succinimide, and the filtrate concentrated in vacuo. The crude residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (0-70% ethyl acetate/hexanes) to afford the title product as a solid. 1H NMR (CDCl3): 1.75 (s, 9H), 4.75 (s, 2H), 7.00 (d, 1H), 8.30 (t, 1H).

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