Sodium Chlorite → 1-Benzyl-2-isopropyl-5-methoxy-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridine-3-carboxylic acid

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To a solution of 1-benzyl-2-isopropyl-5-methoxy-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridine-3-carbaldehyde (Compound 7, 20 mg, 0.065 mmol) in t-BuOH (1.5 ml) and 2-methyl-2-butene (1 ml) was added a solution of NaH2PO4 (94 mg, 0.78 mmol) and NaClO2 (80%, 73 mg, 0.65 mmol) in H2O (1.5 ml). The mixture was stirred at room temperature and additional 2-methyl-2-butene and a solution of NaH2PO4 and NaClO2 in H2O were added at the above ratio every 6-16 h until the progress of the reaction was satisfactory. The reaction mixture was extracted with EtOAc (×3) and the combined organic layer was washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by preparative thin layer chromatography (PTLC) on silica gel (50% EtOAc-hexanes) to yield the title compound.

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