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

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To a solution of 3-(6-hydroxy-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-1-pentyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin-2-one (1.60 g, 4.70 mmol) in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (30.0 mL) was added a solution of pre-prepared lithium diisopropylamide (10.3 mmol) in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (30.0 mL) at −78° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 0.5 h followed by the addiotion of para-formaldehyde (0.85 g, 28.2 mmol) in one portion. The reaction was stirred at −78° C. for 2 h and quenched with saturated ammonium chloride (20.0 mL). After the organic solvent was removed under reduced pressure, the residue was diluted with ethyl acetate (50.0 mL). The organic layer was washed with brine (30.0 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to dryness to give the title compound (1.95 g, 100%): 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.22 (dd, 1H), 7.22-7.12 (m, 2H), 6.51 (s, 1H), 6.06 (s, 1H), 5.83 (d, 2H), 4.89 (s, 2H), 3.83-3.61 (m, 2H), 1.75-1.61 (m, 2H), 1.39-1.29 (m, 4H), 0.89 (t, 3H).

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