Sulfuric Acid → methyl 2-hydroxy-2-(6-methyl-4-(5-methylchroman-6-yl)-7-oxo-6,7-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridin-5-yl)acetate

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An ice cold solution of methyl 2-hydroxy-2-(1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-6-methyl-4-(5-methylchroman-6-yl)-7-oxo-6,7-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridin-5-yl)acetate (880 mg, 1.751 mmol) in Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) (3.5 mL) was treated with conc. H2SO4 (0.262 mL, 4.92 mmol) and anisole (0.525 mL, 4.81 mmol). After stirring for 1 hour, the reaction was warmed to rt for 2 hours, and then quenched with sat. NaHCO3 until neutral. The mixture was extracted with EtOAc, washed with Brine, dried with Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated. Purification with column chromatography (0-100% EtOAc/Hexane, then 0-20% MeOH/DCM) afforded methyl 2-hydroxy-2-(6-methyl-4-(5-methylchroman-6-yl)-7-oxo-6,7-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridin-5-yl)acetate (421.4 mg, 1.102 mmol, 62.9% yield) as yellow oil: LCMS (m/z) ES+=383 (M+1).

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