Iodine → 3-Iodo-5-phenylsulfanyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 2 (135 mg, 0.60 mmol) in DMF (1.5 mL) was added solid KOH (124 mg, 2.21 mmol) and the reaction mixture stirred for 20 min. Iodine (167 mg, 0.66 mmol) was then added and the stirring continued for 40 min. A mixture of water (8.8 mL) and sat. aq. Na2S2O3 (1.3 mL) was added rapidly, and the resulting solid filtered off, washed with water (2×) and dried in vacuum to give iodide 3 as a creamy solid (205 mg, 98%); 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3+2 drops CD3OD) δ 7.10-7.30 (m, 5H), 7.45 (s, 1H), 7.94 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 8.35 (d, J=1.9 Hz, 1H).

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