Benzenesulfonyl chloride → 4-Bromo-1-(phenylsulfonyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-B]pyridine

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4-bromo-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (1 g, 1 Eq.) was dissolved in dry THF and cooled in an ice-bath. NaH (60% dispersion in mineral oil, 305 mg, 1.2 Eq.) was added portionwise. The resultant mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 45 minutes and benzene sulfonyl chloride (1.076 g, 1.2 Eq.) was added slowly dropwise. The resultant mixture was stirred at 0° C. for a further 75 minutes and then the solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue was partitioned in EtOAc/sat. NH4Cl and extracted with EtOAc (3×50 mL). The combined organics were washed with sat. aq. Na2CO3 (1×20 mL), brine (1×20 mL), dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. Purification was achieved using column chromatography (20% EtOAc/80% hexanes), followed by recrystallization from EtOAc/hexanes. The product was filtered and then washed with pentane obtaining the title compound as a white powder (1.24 g, 73% yield); 1H NMR (DMSO D6) 6.8 (1H, d), 7.6-7.66 (3H, m), 7.72-7.76 (1H, m), 8.0 (1H, d), 8.1 (2H, m), 8.24-8.26 (1H, m); LC/MS M+1; (obs.) 339.1; LC/MS M−1 (obs.) 337.1.

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