Iodine chloride → Methyl (S)-2-[3-(2-benzyloxy-1-methylethyl)-2-iodo-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl]-2-methylpropanoate

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A solution of iodine monochloride (2.83 g, 17.4 mmol) in MeOH (25 mL) was added over approximately 0.5 h via pressure equalizing addition funnel to a vigorously stirred mixture of methyl (S)-2-[3-(2-benzyloxy-1-methylethyl)-2-triethylsilyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl]-2-methylpropanoate (6.00 g, 13.4 mmol) and silver tetrafluoroborate (3.39 g, 17.4 mmol) in MeOH/THF (1:2; 75 mL) at 0° C. After an additional 0.5 h, the reaction was quenched with 1M Na2S2O3, warmed to room temperature and filtered through celite® washing copiously with ethyl acetate. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure, poured into 1M Na2S2O3 and extracted with ethyl acetate (.Yen.3). The combined organic extract was washed with brine, dried (MgSO4) and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (25% ethyl acetate/hexanes as eluent) to give the title compound as a colourless solid (5.54 g, 84%).

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