m-Chloroperbenzoic acid → 3H-Pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-one, 1,2-dihydro-1-(methylsulfonyl)-

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Reaction Steps

1-Methanesulfonyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-3-carbaldehyde (2.84 g, 12.7 mmol) from step 2 was dissolved in dichloromethane (150 ml) and cooled to 0° C. Meta-chloroperbenzoic acid (3.4 g, 15 mmol) was added in several portions. The reaction mixture was stirred under a nitrogen atmosphere overnight, while slowly warming to room temperature. The reaction mixture was filtered through a plug of basic alumina and concentrated under reduced pressure to a yellow solid. The crude product was chromatographed over silica gel eluting with 50% ethyl acetate in hexane to yield 1-methanesulfonyl-1,2-dihydro-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-one (700 mg, 26%). 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ: 3.59 (3H, s), 4.60 (2H, s), 7.45 (1H, dd, J=4.9 Hz, 7.7 Hz), 8.31 (1H, dd, J=1.8 Hz, 7.7 Hz), 8.84 (1H, dd, J=1.8 Hz, 4.9 Hz).

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