Sodium Hydroxide → 7-Chloro-2-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-C]pyridine

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To a solution of 7-chloro-2-methyl-1-(phenylsulfonyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridine (220 mg, 0.71 mmol) in ethanol (10 mL), a solution of sodium hydroxide (10%, 6 mL) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for about 16 hours. The solvent was removed under vacuum. The residue was taken up in ethyl acetate washed with water and brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate & concentrated under vacuum to give 7-chloro-2-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridine (110 mg, 92% yield).

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