Sodium hydride → 4-chloro-2-methyl-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine

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To a solution of 4-chloro-2-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (0.85 g) in N,N-dimethylformamide (8.5 ml) was added 60% oil-suspended NaH (245 mg) under nitrogen atmosphere while being cooled in an ice water bath. The reaction solution was stirred at ambient temperature for 1 hour and cooled again in the ice water bath. To the reaction solution was added triisopropylsilyl chloride (1.3 ml) slowly dropwise for 10 or more minutes. The reaction solution was stirred for 3 hours at ambient temperature and diluted with ethyl acetate (30 ml). The solution was washed with saturated aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate (30 ml) and brine (20 ml). The solution was dehydrated with anhydrous magnesium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (n-hexane) to obtain 4-chloro-2-methyl-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (1.45 g) as a colorless transparent liquid.

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