Acetic Acid → 6-phenyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-3-carboxaldehyde

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Reaction Steps

6-Phenyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (0.10 g, 0.52 mmol) was successively added with acetic acid (0.2 mL), water (0.4 mL), and hexamethylenetetramine (0.11 g, 0.77 mmol), and then the mixture was stirred overnight at 120° C. in a sealed tube. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, and then added with saturated aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed successively with water and saturated brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was subjected to silica gel column chromatography (eluted with chloroform/methanol (99:1→99:5)) to obtain a solid containing the objective substance. The solid was washed with a mixed solvent of chloroform and methanol to obtain 6-phenyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-3-carboxaldehyde (0.013 g, 11%).

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