Acetic Acid → 1H-Pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-3-carbaldehyde

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Hexamethylenetetramine (9.63 g) and acetic acid (20 ml) were added to a suspension of 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (5.91 g) in water (40 ml) and it was stirred at 120° C. for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, water (120 ml) was added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for an hour. The precipitated crystalline was collected to give 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-carbaldehyde (4.85 g) as a colorless powder.

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