Triphenylphosphine → Methyl 1-[2-(4-tert-butoxyphenoxy)ethyl]-4-chloro-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridine-2-carboxylate

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Methyl 4-chloro-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridine-2-carboxylate (500 mg, 2.374 mmole), 2-(4-tert-butoxyphenoxy)ethanol (624 mg, 2.97 mmole), and PPh3 (778 mg, 2.97 mmole) were combined in toluene (10 mL) at RT. To this was added DIAD (0.58 mL, 2.98 mmole) slowly at RT. After 3 hr the mixture was concentrated. Flash column chromatography (Biotage-SNAP-50 g SiO2, 0-25% EtOAc/hexanes) gave the title compound (1.0 g, 105%) as a white solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ 8.18 (d, J=6.0 Hz, 1 H); 7.44 (d, J=1.0 Hz, 1 H); 7.43-7.38 (m, 1 H); 6.85-6.81 (m, 2 H); 6.64-6.60 (m, 2 H); 4.92 (t, J=5.0 Hz, 2 H); 4.31 (t, J=5.0 Hz, 2 H); 3.95 (s, 3H); 1.26 (s, 9 H).

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