Water → tert-butyl 1-(3-hydroxy-3-methylbutan-2yl)-2-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-3-carboxylate

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To a solution of tert-butyl 2-methyl-1-(3-oxobutan-2-yl)-1H pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-3-carboxylate (0.6 g, 2 mmol) in THF (10 mL) were added CH3MgBr (2 mL, 6 mmol) at −78° C. The mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 3 hr. Water (4 mL) was added and the mixture was extracted by ethyl acetate (30 mL*3). The organic layer was washed with brine and dried over sodium sulfate. The crude product was concentrated and purified by pre-TLC (eluted: petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=4/1) to give tert-butyl 1-(3-hydroxy-3-methylbutan-2yl)-2-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-3-carboxylate (300 mg, 49%).

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