Bromine → HCID 9970540, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 7-chlorothieno[3,2-b]pyridine-6-carbonitrile (200 mg, 1.03 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (9.0 mL) at −78° C. is slowly added lithium diisopropylamine (0.62 mL, 1.24 mmol, 2M in tetrahydrofuran) over 10 minutes. After 40 minutes, a solution of bromine (198 mg, 1.24 mmol) in 1.5 mL of tetrahydrofuran is added slowly to the solution of the anion. The temperature is maintained at −78° C. for 5 hours then warmed to room temperature for 1 hour. The reaction mixture is poured into ice water, extracted with dichloromethane, washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue is purified by preparative thin layer chromatography developing with 90% dichloromethane in hexane to provide 48 mg of 2-bromo-7-chlorothieno[3,2-b]pyridine-6-carbonitrile as a pink solid, 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 8.13 (s, 1H), 9.12 (s, 1H); MS 272.8, 274.8, 276.8 (M+H)+.

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