Sesamol → 3-hydroxy-3-(6-hydroxy-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-1-pentyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-2-one

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To a solution of 1,3-benzodioxol-5-ol in THF (40.0 mL) was added a solution of iso-propyl magnesium chloride (7.90 mL, 15.9 mmol, 2.0 M in THF) dropwise at 0° C. over 5 min. The reaction mixture was stirred for 30 min upon which time colorless precipitate formed. After the solvent was removed under reduced pressure, the residue was dissolved in anhydrous dichloromethane (40.0 mL) and cooled to 0° C. followed by the addition of a solution of 1-pentyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-2,3-dione (1.84 g, 8.44 mmol) in dichloromethane (10.0 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 16 h and quenched with saturated ammonium chloride solution (30.0 mL). The organic layer was separated and washed with water (3×25.0 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to dryness. The residue was crystallized from ethyl acetate and ether to afford the title compound (2.20 g, 73%) as a beige solid: 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.29 (dd, 1H), 7.74 (dd, 1H), 7.08 (dd, 1H), 6.60 (s, 1H), 6.24 (s, 1H), 5.87 (dd, 2H), 3.78 (d, 2H), 1.77-1.67 (m, 2H), 1.33-1.28 (m, 4H), 0.85 (d, 3H); 13C NMR (75 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 176.9, 157.7, 148.9, 147.3, 147.2, 139.7, 131.1, 127.7, 119.3, 118.3, 107.1, 101.1, 97.8, 74.6, 40.7, 29.0, 27.0, 22.3, 14.4; MS (ES+) m/z 357 (M+1).

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