5-Bromo-2-methyl-3-nitropyridine → 4-bromo-7-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridine

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5-Bromo-2-methyl-3-nitropyridine (217 mg, 1 mmol) was dissolved in THF (10 mL) and the solution was cooled to −50° C. under argon. Vinylmagnesium bromide (3 mL, 1M in THF) was added immediately in one portion, resulting in a bright orange solution. The orange solution was stirred at −40° C. for 30 min and the reaction was quenched by the addition of NH4Cl (10 mL of saturated. aqueous solution). The mixture was diluted with water and extracted with EtOAc (2×10 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried (MgSO4) and concentrated. The crude material was purified by chromatography on silica (Si—PPC) using EtOAc in cyclohexane (20-80%) as eluent to give the product as a pale yellow crystalline solid (63 mg, 30%). 1H NMR (CDCl3) 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.41-7,45 (m, 1H), 6.62-6.65 (m, 1H), 2.73 (s, 3H)

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