5-bromo-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine

It serves as the core scaffold, mainly undergoing Palladium-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura coupling at the 5-position with (4-chlorophenyl)boronic acid to establish the 5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrrolo[3-b]pyridine moiety essential for target binding. 5-bromo-1H-pyrrolo[3-b]pyridine (5-bromo-7-azaindole) is a critical key building block for the synthesis of the B-RAF inhibitor vemurafenib (PLX4032).

API Name Vemurafenib
CAS No 183208-35-7
Molecular Formula C7H5BrN2
Molecular Weight 197.03 g/mol
Synonyms 5-bromo-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine

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