Potassium Hydroxide → 7-chloro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridine-2-carboxylic acid

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Ethyl 7-chloro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridine-2-carboxylate (0.64 g, 2.85 mmol) was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (5.7 mL) and methanol (6.8 mL). To the mixture was added 3 N KOH (2.85 mL). After stirring overnight (15.5 h) at room temperature, the reaction mixture was concentrated to dryness. The residue was dissolved in water. This aqueous solution was made acidic (pH 3) using 6 N HCl. The precipitate was collected by filtration. The precipitate was dissolved in methanol and concentrated to dryness to afford 7-chloro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridine-2-carboxylic acid (0.53 g, 2.7=mmol, 94%) as a yellow powder: mp 210-214° C.; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CD3OD) δ7.25 (1H, s), 7.65 (1H, d, J=5.4 Hz), 7.94 (1H, d, J=5.4 Hz); ESI MS m/z 195 [C8H5ClN2O2—H]−; HPLC (Method A) >99% (AUC), tR=12.2 min.

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