2-tert-Butyl-1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidine → 3-iodo-4-nitro-1-((5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)methyl)-1H-indazole

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To a round bottom flask was added 3-iodo-4-nitro-1H-indazole (0.580 g, 2.01 mmol) and CH3CN (10 mL). 2-tert-Butyl-1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidine (0.890 mL, 4.41 mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred for 5 minutes. 2-(Chloromethyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine hydrochloride (0.512 g, 2.21 mmol) was added as a CH3CN solution (4 mL) and the mixture was stirred at ambient temperature overnight. The mixture was concentrated and diluted with saturated aqueous NH4Cl (20 mL) and EtOAc (60 mL). The layers were mixed and separated and the organic phase was washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated. The crude product was purified by column chromatography (50% EtOAc/hexane) to provide 0.490 g (54%) of the product as an orange solid.

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