Methyl iodide → 4-bromo-1,2-dimethyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine

HRID 331009Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 331009 reaction equation
[H-].[Na+].[Br:3][C:4]1[CH:9]=[CH:8][N:7]=[C:6]2[NH:10][C:11]([CH3:13])=[CH:12][C:5]=12.[CH3:14]I>C1COCC1>[Br:3][C:4]1[CH:9]=[CH:8][N:7]=[C:6]2[N:10]([CH3:14])[C:11]([CH3:13])=[CH:12][C:5]=12

Participants

5

Conditions

Temperature
0 °C

Procedure

NaH (60% in oil dispersion) (1.228 g, 30.7 mmol) was suspended in THF (60 mL) and the mixture cooled to 0° C. A solution of 4-bromo-2-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (D24) (3.24 g, 15.35 mmol) in THF (30.0 ml) was added dropwise to the mixture and allowed to stir at that temperature for 15 mins, after which MeI (1.440 mL, 23.03 mmol) was added dropwise. The final mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 15 min and then at RT for ca. 3 hours. The reaction mixture was quenched with NH4Cl solution (ca. 100 mL), extracted with ethyl acetate (50 mL×3). The combined organics were dried over MgSO4 and concentrated. The residue was purified by chromatography on silica, eluting with a gradient of 0-50% ethyl acetate in cyclohexane. The corresponding fractions were combined to give the title compound (2.18 g, approx. 47% purity) which was used without further purification in the next stage. LCMS (A): m/z (M+H)+ 225/227, C9H9BrN2 requires 224/226 (acidic).

Workup

  1. waitat RT for ca. 3 hours
  2. customThe reaction mixture was quenched with NH4Cl solution (ca. 100 mL)
  3. extractionextracted with ethyl acetate (50 mL×3)
  4. dry with materialThe combined organics were dried over MgSO4
  5. concentrationconcentrated
  6. customThe residue was purified by chromatography on silica
  7. washeluting with a gradient of 0-50% ethyl acetate in cyclohexane

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-f6ba021b78f145118c9961c30278a777
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2014_11
Patent number
US08877742B2

Reaction notes

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