6-Azaindole

357263-41-3

271-29-4

General procedure for the synthesis of 6-azaindole using 7-chloro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridine as starting material: a suspension of 7-chloro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridine (650 mg, 4.2 mmol) with 10% Pd/C (50 mg) in ethanol (25 mL) was subjected to a hydrogen atmosphere (balloon pressure) and the reaction was stirred at room temperature. Upon completion of the reaction, the mixture was filtered through a diatomaceous earth pad and the filter cake was washed with ethyl acetate (10 mL). The filtrates were combined, concentrated under reduced pressure and subsequently purified by fast column chromatography (eluent: dichloromethane/methanol/ammonia, 9:1:0.1, v/v) to afford 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridine as a white solid (380 mg, 75% yield).