Nitrogen → N-Triisopropylsilylpyrrole

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A solution n-BuLi in THF (2.5 M, 19.6 mL, 49 mmol) was added to a stirred solution of pyrrole (3 g, 44.7 mmol) in anhydrous THF (20 mL) at −78° C. in an N2 atmosphere. Then the mixture was warmed to room temperature and stirred at this temperature for 10 min. The mixture was cooled again to −78° C., and chlorotriisopropylsilane (10.5 g, 44.7mmol) was added dropwisely with stirring. Then the mixture was warmed to room temperature and stirred for additional 30 min., diluted with water (200 mL), extracted with ether (200 mL). The organic layer was washed with water (2×100 mL) and brine (100 mL), dried over Na2SO4, concentrated to give crude 1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrole (11 g, 100%) as a oil. LCMS: 224 [M+1]+. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 0.98 (m, 18H), 1.40 (m 3H), 6.20 (m, 2H), 6.80 (m, 2H).

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