Tetrahydrofuran → 2-[2-cyclopentyl-1-(4-methanesulfonyl-phenyl)-vinyl]-5-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine

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A mixture of 1-benzenesulfonyl-2-[2-cyclopentyl-1-(4-methanesulfonyl-phenyl)-vinyl]-5-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (390 mg, 0.75 mmol) and a solution of tetrabutylammonium fluoride in tetrahydrofuran (1 M, 15 mL, 15 mmol) was stirred for 12 h at room temperature. The mixture was poured into brine (15 mL), extracted with ethyl acetate (2×50 mL), washed with a saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution (3×20 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and then concentrated in vacuo to afford 2-[2-cyclopentyl-1-(4-methanesulfonyl-phenyl)-vinyl]-5-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (240 mg, 84%) as a solid which was used in the next step without purification: LC/MS m/e calcd for C22H24N2O2S [M+H]+ 381.51, observed 380.9.

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