Water → 5-chloro-3-iodo-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine

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To 5-chloro-3-iodo-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (2, 16.50 g, 59.25 mmol) in 250.0 mL of N,N-dimethylformamide, sodium hydride (3.10 g, 60% in mineral oil, 77.5 mmol) was added. The reaction was stirred at room temperature for 90 minutes, then triisopropysilyl chloride (3, 13.00 mL, 61.36 mmol) was added slowly. The reaction was stirred at room temperature overnight, then poured into water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and the filtrate concentrated under vacuum. The resulting material was purified by silica gel column chromatography, eluting with 20-100% ethyl acetate in hexane. Appropriate fractions were combined and concentrated under vacuum to provide the desired compound (4, 10.0 g). 5-fluoro-3-iodo-1-triisopropylsilanyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine is prepared similarly from 5-fluoro-3-iodo-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine.

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