The invention discloses a 4-chloro-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]
pyrimidine synthetic method. A compound is an important intermediate for synthesizing
ruxolitinib and
tofacitinib as a JAK inhibitor for treating
rheumatoid arthritis. The 4-chloro-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]
pyrimidine synthetic method comprises the following steps of by taking a compound I (4,6-dichloro-5-allyl
pyrimidine) as a starting material, performing oxidation reaction on the compound I and
ozone to produce a compound II; then performing
nucleophilic substitution reaction on the compound II and
triethyl orthoformate to produce a compound III; then performing
nucleophilic substitution reaction on the compound III and
ammonia gas to produce a compound IV; and finally, performing ring closing on the compound IV self in an acid environment to produce a compound V, i.e., 4-chloro-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine, wherein a synthetic
route is shown as the following formula (described in the description). The synthetic method disclosed by the invention is cheap and available in raw materials, simple and short in synthetic
route, low in cost, high in yield and easy in industrial production.