Piconol → tert-butyl 4-[1-ethyl-6-(pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl]-3-oxopiperazine-1-carboxylate

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To a stirred solution of tert-butyl 4-(1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)-3-oxopiperazine-1-carboxylate (5.00 g, 13.80 mmol) and 2-pyridine methanol (1.60 mL, 16.56 mmol) in dimethyl sulphoxide (50 mL), under a nitrogen atmosphere, is added 60% sodium hydride (0.662 g, 16.56 mmol) portionwise. The reaction is stirred at room temperature for 1 h and then heated at 135° C. overnight. The reaction is cooled to room temperature and further 60% sodium hydride (0.662 g, 16.56 mmol) added, and the reaction stirred overnight at room temperature. The reaction is poured onto brine (ca. 500 mL) and the product extracted with CHCl3 (ca. 2×300 mL). The combined organic extracts are dried over magnesium sulphate, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to give a brown oil. This is purified by column chromatography on silica, eluting with 0 to 80% EtOAc in DCM, to give the title compound as an orange foam (4.952 g, 10.97 mmol). MS (m/z): 452 (M+1).

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