Pentane → HCID 57517878, compound

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A 1.7 M solution of tert-butyllithium in pentane (35 ml, 60 mmol) was added to THF (100 ml) at −78° C. 2-Bromomesitylene (4.6 ml, 30 mmol) was added dropwise and the mixture stirred at −78° C. for 1 h. 2-Methoxypyridine (3.2 ml, 30 mmol) was added at −78° C. and then the mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1.5 h. The ice-cold solution of the lithiated 2-methoxypyridine was transferred (via a transfer needle) into an ice-cold suspension of 5-iodoisatin (4.1 g, 15 mmol) in THF (150 ml). The reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature and then saturated ammonium chloride solution was added. The mixture was extracted three times with ethyl acetate, and the collected extracts were washed with saturated brine. The organic phase was dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. Purification by crystallization from dichloromethane yielded 2.9 g of the intermediate.

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