Tetrahydrofuran → lithium 1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carboxylate

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In a 250 mL round-bottomed flask, 1-tert-butyl 2-methyl 2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-1,2-dicarboxylate (prepared using methods of M Boehringer, et al. U.S. Pat. No. 7,417,144) (3.0 g, 10.8 mmol, Eq: 1.00) was combined with THF (18 mL) and MeOH (12 mL) to give a colorless solution. Lithium hydroxide monohydrate (452 mg, 10.8 mmol, Eq: 1.00) was added and the reaction was stirred at rt overnight. The crude reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo to give lithium 1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carboxylate as an off-white solid (2.9 g), m/z=265 (M+H).

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