Sodium hydride → 3-(4-Fluorophenyl)-1-[2-(morpholin-4-yl)ethoxy]-2-(pyridin-4-yl)-1h-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridine

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To a solution of 3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-hydroxy-2-(pyridin-4-yl)-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridine (0.20 g, 0.65 mmol) and 2-chloroethylmorpholine hydrochloride (0.24 g, 6.56 mmol) in dimethylformamide (5 ml) was added sodium hydride (100 mg, 60% in oil). The reaction mixture was stiffed overnight and quenched with 10% HCl (2 ml). The pH was adjusted to pH=8-9 by the addition of saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and the product was extracted into ethyl acetate. The combined extracts were dried over anhydrous MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo to give an oil. Purified by flash column chromatography (50%-80% ethyl acetate/hexanes, followed by 95/5% methylene chloride/methanol gradient) gave 3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-[2-(morpholin-4-yl)ethoxy]-2-(pyridin-4-yl)-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridine (180 mg) which recrystallized from hexanes/ethyl acetate to give a white solid.

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