Potassium Hydroxide → HCID 19864515, compound
Reaction equation
C([O:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH2:8][N:9]1[C:17]2[CH:16]=[CH:15][N:14]=[CH:13][C:12]=2[N:11]=[C:10]1[CH3:18])(=O)C.[OH-].[K+]>C(O)C>[CH3:18][C:10]1[N:9]([CH2:8][CH2:7][CH2:6][CH2:5][OH:4])[C:17]2[CH:16]=[CH:15][N:14]=[CH:13][C:12]=2[N:11]=1Participants
4
Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Procedure
1-(4-Acetoxybutyl)-2-methylimidazo[4,5-c]pyridine (0.55 g) was dissolved in ethanol (10 ml) and 2M potassium hydroxide (2 ml) was added dropwise. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours and then evaporated under vacuum. The residue was dissolved in 2M hydrochloric acid, washed with methylene chloride (2×20 ml), basified with solid NaHCO3 to pH 7.5 and then extracted with methylene chloride (10×20 ml). The combined organic extracts were evaporated under vacuum to leave the desired product as a brown oil (0.5 g).