Methyl iodide → HCID 178503409, compound

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To a solution of 5-(1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-ylmethylene)-2-thioxoimidazolidin-4-one (8 g, 32.8 mmol) in 12.6% aq. NaOH (12 mL) and methanol (80 mL), methyl iodide (2.25 mL, 36 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture stirred at RT for 4 h. Most of the solvent was distilled out and the precipitate was filtered and washed first with water, then with diethylether. The washings were concentrated and extracted with dichloromethane, dried over sodium sulphate and joined to the first solid crop. The whole crop was suspended in methanol, stirred 30′, filtered and dried to yield 2-(methylthio)-5-(1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-ylmethylene)-3,5-dihydro-4H-imidazol-4-one as a yellow solid (8.15 g, 31.6 mmol, 96%).

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