Sodium hydride → ethyl 1-(2,4-difluorobenzyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridine-5-carboxylate

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To a stirred solution of ethyl 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridine-5-carboxylate (0.50 g, 2.63 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) under a nitrogen atmosphere was added sodium hydride (0.087 g, 80% in mineral oil, 2.89 mmol) and 2,4-difluorobenzyl bromide (0.60 g, 2.89 mmol). The resulting mixture was stirred for 16 hours at ambient temperature. It was quenched with water (30 mL), and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×30 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with water (2×30 mL), dried over sodium sulfate, concentrated in vacuo, and purified by flash chromatography. Elution with hexane/ethyl acetate (1:1) provided the title compound as a light yellow solid (0.40 g, 48% yield). 1H NMR (CD3OD) δ ppm. 8.86 (s, 1H), 8.47 (s, 1H), 7.71 (d, 1H, J=3.2 Hz), 7.31 (dd, 1H, J=6.3 Hz), 6.94-7.05 (m, 2H), 6.79 (d, 1H, J=3.2 Hz), 5.63 (s, 2H), 4.46 (q, 2H, J=7.3 Hz), 1.45 (t, 3H, J=7.3 Hz). LCMS (API-ES, M+H+): 317.0

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