Lithium diisopropylamide → methyl 2-(tert-butoxy)-2-(4-(4-chlorophenyl)-6-methyl-7-oxo-6,7-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridin-5-yl)acetate

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A 0° C. solution of methyl 2-(1-benzyl-4-(4-chlorophenyl)-6-methyl-7-oxo-6,7-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridin-5-yl)-2-(tert-butoxy)acetate (400 mg, 0.811 mmol) in Tetrahydrofuran (THF) (6 mL) was slowly treated with LDA (2.0 M solution in tetrahydrofuran/heptanes/ethylbenzene) (0.811 mL, 1.623 mmol) and the mixture was allowed to stir at 0° C. for 20 min. The mixture was quenched with HCl (1M) and extracted with Ethyl acetate. The combined extracts were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated. The residue was purified on silica gel (0-10% Methanol/DCM) to afford methyl 2-(tert-butoxy)-2-(4-(4-chlorophenyl)-6-methyl-7-oxo-6,7-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridin-5-yl)acetate (205 mg, 0.511 mmol, 63% yield) as a pale yellow solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CHLOROFORM-d) ppm 9.46 (s, 1H), 7.50-7.46 (m, 2H), 7.45-7.38 (m, 2H), 7.21-7.19 (m, 1H), 6.10-6.05 (m, 1H), 3.84-3.82 (s, 3H), 3.73-3.71 (s, 3H), 0.96 (s, 9H); LCMS (m/z) ES+=403 (M+1).

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