Acetic Acid → N-[5-(6-chloro-3-cyano-1-methyl-1H-indol-2-yl)-pyridin-3-ylmethyl]-methanesulfonamide

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6-Chloro-2-(5-formyl-pyridin-3-yl)-1-methyl-1H-indole-3-carbonitrile (Example 126, 50 mg, 0.169 mmol) and methanesulfonamide (24 mg, 0.254 mmol), acetic acid (20 mg, 0.338 mmol), triethylamine (34 mg, 0.338 mmol) in DCE (10 mL) are stirred for 30 min at ambient temperature before adding NaBH(OAc)3 (100 mg, 0.473 mmol). The reaction mixture is stirred overnight. NaHCO3 (1 mL) is added and the solvents are removed in vacuo. The residue is purified using a Sunfire C18 with a gradient of acetonitrile in 0.1% aqueous TFA and further purified with an Xbridge C18 using a gradient of acetonitrile in 0.1% NH4OH to give N-[5-(6-chloro-3-cyano-1-methyl-1H-indol-2-yl)-pyridin-3-ylmethyl]-methanesulfonamide as a solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ ppm 2.97 (s, 3H), 3.78 (s, 3H), 4.36 (s, 2H), 7.37 (dd, J=8.6, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.73 (d, J=8.6 Hz, 1H), 7.75 (br. s., 1H), 7.97 (d, J=1.8 Hz, 1H), 8.10 (t, J=2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.78 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 8.81 (d, J=2.3 Hz, 1H). HRMS (ESI) m/z 375.0681 [(M+H)+ Calcd for C17H16ClN4O2S: 375.0682].

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