1,2-Bis(bromomethyl)-4-nitrobenzene → (+/-)-4'-Chloro-5-nitro-1,3-dihydrospiro[indene-2,5'-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin]

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Butyllithium (0.29 ml, 0.74 mmol, 2.5 M) was added to a stirred solution of 4-chloro-5,7-dihydro-6H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-6-one from Step B (50 mg, 0.295 mmol) at −78° C. in THF (30 mL). After complete addition of butyllithium, N,N,N′-tetramethylethane-1,2-diamine (0.31 mL, 0.77 mmol) was added. After 1 h at −78° C., 1,2-bis(bromomethyl)-4-nitrobenzene (91 mg, 0.295 mmol, described in Intermediate 2) was added and the reaction warmed to ambient temperature. After 8 h, the reaction was quenched with H2O and the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc and H2O. The aqueous solution was extracted with EtOAc (3×20 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (100 mL), dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to give the title compound. MS: m/z=317(M+1).

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