Hydrochloric Acid → 5-chloro-1H-pyrrolo(3,2-b)pyridine-2-carboxylic acid

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To a suspension of ethyl 5-chloro-1-(phenylsulfonyl)-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridine-2-carboxylate (2.50 g, 6.85 mmol, prepared as in Example 82, Step 1) in THF (20 mL) was added 1.0 M NaOH (20 mL, 20 mmol) and the reaction was stirred overnight. Concentrated HCl was added to acidify (to pH ˜2). The product was extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined extracts were dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to afford a white solid. The yield was close to theoretical and the product was used without further purification.

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