Hydrogen iodide → 4-Iodo-7H-pyrrolo(2,3-d)pyrimidine

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A mixture of 4-chloro-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine (673 mg, 4.41 mmol) and 7 mL of 57% hydriodic acid was stirred at room temperature for 16 h. The solid was filtered off, suspended in 5 mL of water and brought to pH=8 with aqueous ammonia solution. The suspension was cooled down to 0° C. and the solid was filtered off, washed with cold water and dried to give the product to yield 970 mg of the product as a white powder. The product contains about 10% of the starting material.

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