Abstract
A practical synthesis of a key pharmaceutical intermediate, 2-[(1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-4-yl)methylamino]-5-fluoronicotinic acid (1), is described. To introduce the aminomethyl moiety of 2 via a palladium-catalyzed cyanation/reduction sequence, a regioselective chlorination of 7-azaindole via the N-oxide was developed. A highly selective monodechlorination of 2,6-dichloro-5-fluoronicotinic acid was discovered to afford the nicotinic acid 3. The two building blocks 2 and 3 were then coupled to complete the preparation of 1.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4021-4023 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Organic Chemistry |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 12 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Organic Chemistry