1,8-Diazabicyclo(5.4.0)undec-7-ene → 2-Methyl-5-phenyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridine

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A solution of (6-phenyl-4-prop-1-ynylpyridin-3-yl)carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (670 mg, 2.17 mmol) in a mixture of 33 mL of methanol and 11 mL of water was treated with DBU (2.0 mL, 13.4 mmol). The resulting mixture was heated at 60° C. After 24 hours, the mixture was concentrated in vacuo, 50 mL of water was added, the mixture was sonicated, and the resulting solid was filtered. The solid was dried over P2O5 in vacuum to give 450 mg of the title product as a yellow solid (99% yield), which was used without further purification.

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