Methyl iodide → Methyl 6-bromo-1-methyl-1H-indazole-3-carboxylate

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To a mixture of methyl 6-bromo-1H-indazole-3-carboxylate (0.50 g, 1.96 mmol) and potassium carbonate (1.28 g, 9.29 mmol) in acetonitrile (15 mL) is added methyl iodide (1.31 g, 9.29 mmol) at room temperature. The reaction mixture is stirred at room temperature for 15 h. Remove the solvent under vacuum, dilute with water, and extract with ethyl acetate (3×10 mL). The combined organics are dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude is purified by flash chromatography eluting with 8:2 hexane/ethyl acetate to give 0.35 g (70%) of the title compound as an off white solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 4.03 (s, 3H), 4.14 (s, 3H), 7.42 (dd, J=8.4, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 7.66 (s, 1H), 8.08 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H).

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