The chemical development of a 2,3-disubstituted-4,7-diazaindole is described. The requisite tertiary carbinol substrate was prepared employing in situ-generated CH 3 TiCl 3 as a chemoselective and preferred reagent compared to CH 3 MgX for methyl addition to an enolizable ketone. The 4,7-diazaindole ring system was efficiently assembled via an intramolecular Chichibabin transformation. The optimized processes were performed on pilot-plant scale to provide kilogram quantities of the target molecule.
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