Ammonia → 2-Oxo-2-(1H-pyrrolo[3,2-C]pyridin-3-YL)-acetamide

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A mixture of methyl oxo-(1H-pyrrolo[3,2-c]-pyridin-3-yl)acetate (1 eq.) and K2CO3 (2 eq.) in methanol is stirred at room temperature for 8 h and filtered. The filtercake is air-dried to give potassium 5-azaindole 3-glyoxylate. A mixture of this glyoxylate salt, ammonia (solution in dioxane (5 eq.), 3-(diethoxyphosphoryloxy)-1,2,3-benzotriazin-4(3H)-one (DEPBT) (1 eq.) and diisopropylethylamine (DIEA) in DMF is stirred for 8 h, diluted with EtOAc and aqueous sodium carbonate. The organic phase is separated, dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo. The resultant residue is purified over silica gel with EtOAc/MeOH as eluent to afford the title compound.

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