Citric Acid → 6-(4-Fluoro-benzyl)-3,3-dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester

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To a nitrogen-degassed mixture of 6-bromo-3,3-dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (3.27 g, 10.0 mmol), lithium bromide (2.58 g, 30.0 mmol), (1,3-diisopropylimidazol-2-ylidene)(3-chloropyridyl)palladium (II) dichloride (0.136 g, 0.2 mmol), 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (30 mL) and THF (30 mL) was added a solution of 4-fluoro-benzylzinc chloride in THF (0.5 M, 40 mL, 20 mmol) and resulting mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 3 h. The mixture was poured into water (150 mL) and 5% aqueous citric acid (30 mL) and the resulting mixture extracted with Et2O (3×70 mL). The organic phase was washed with water (100 mL), brine (3×100 mL), dried (MgSO4) and evaporated in vacuo to give an oil. Chromatography (SiO2, eluted with petrol-EtOAc 0-30%) gave the title compound (3.5 g, 99%) as an oil. MS: [M+H]+=357.

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