Iodine chloride → 3-Iodo-5-methoxy-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine

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To a solution of 5-methoxy-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (14, 300 mg, 2.0 mmol) in 30 mL of dichloromethane under nitrogen, iodine monochloride (3 mL, 1.0 M in dichloromethane, 3.0 mmol) was added at −40° C. The reaction was stirred to room temperature, then quenched with 10 mL of 1 M aqueous sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate. The layers were separated and the aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layers were combined and washed with water, brine, then dried over sodium sulfate, decolored with activated carbon, filtered and the filtrate concentrated under vacuum. The resulting solid was washed with 20% ethyl acetate in hexane to provide the desired compound (15, 371 mg). MS (ESI) [M+H+]+=275.03.

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