Triisopropyl borate → 2-(6-Methyl-pyridin-2-yl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[1,2-b]pyrazole-3-boronic acid

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Place tetrahydrofuran (28.0 mL) in a 100 mL round-bottom flask equipped with a temperature probe, a magnetic stirrer, and a septum and put under a nitrogen atmosphere. Add 3-bromo-2-[6-methyl-(pyridin-2-yl)]-5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[1,2-b]pyrazole (1.44 g, 5.18 mmol) and triisopropyl borate (3.10 mL, 13.5 mmol). Cool the mixture to −78° C. using a dry ice/acetone bath. Add 1.4M n-butyllithium in hexanes (8.80 mL, 12.4 mmol) dropwise via a syringe pump over 10 min keeping the temperature below −40° C. Remove the dry ice/acetone bath and allow the reaction mixture to warm to room temperature. Add saturated aqueous ammonium chloride (10 mL) and extract with chloroform (2×100 mL). Combine the organic layers, dry over solid sodium chloride, and remove the solvent under reduced pressure to afford an oil. Purify the oil by normal phase flash chromatography (120 g Biotage KP-Sil 40L: 100% ethyl acetate in hexanes for 25 min, 0-10% methanol in ethyl acetate in ramp over 15 min, then 10% methanol in ethyl acetate) to yield 910 mg (73%) of the title compound. MS ES+ m/e 244 (M+1).

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