Methyl iodide → 4-Bromo-2-methyl-1-(phenylsulfonyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-B]pyridine

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1.8M Lithium diisopropylamide (270 ml) was added dropwise over 20 min to a solution of 4-bromo-1-(phenylsulfonyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (82 g) in dry THF (820 ml) and the reaction was stirred at −45° C. for 30 min. Methyl iodide (90 ml) was added drop wise to the solution and the mixture was stirred at −45° C. for 45 min, then allowed to warm to RT. The reaction was quenched with water. The organic layer was collected and the aqueous layer extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulphate and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was triturated with ethyl acetate:cyclohexane (3:1). The solid material was collected and washed with ethyl acetate:cyclohexane (3:1) and dried in vacuo at 35° C. This residue was dissolved in DCM, washed with water, dried over magnesium sulphate and the solvent removed in vacuo to give the title compound (37.6 g) as a cream solid.

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