Ammonia → 4-Chloro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-6-amine

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To a suspn. of 4-chloro-7-azaindole-N-oxide m-chlorobenzoic acid salt [J. Org. Chem. 1980, 45, 4045] (1.60 g, 4.92 mmol) in AcCN (10 ml) was added dimethylsulfate (0.50 ml, 1.05 eq.) at RT. The suspn. was stirred under N2 at 55-60° C. overnight. After cooling to RT, a solution of NH3 in dry EtOH (2M, Aldrich, 20 ml) under cooling in an ice bath. The greenish mixture was stirred in a sealed vial at RT for 4 h, then at 45° C. for 60 h. After evaporation of the solvent and aq. workup as in the previous examples, the crude was purified by silica gel chromatography to give a yellowish-tan cryst. solid. HR-MS calculated for [MH]+: 168.03230, found: 168.03218.

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