Chloroacetaldehyde → Ethyl imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-8-carboxylate

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 2-amino-nicotinic acid ethyl ester (13.845 g), ClCH2CHO (58 mL), and NaHCO3 (11.85 g) was stirred in EtOH (500 mL) at reflux overnight. The reaction mixture was concentrated, diluted with H2O, and extracted with DCM. The product was purified by ISCO using 100% EtOAc first (to remove unreacted starting material), then using 100% DCM to 5% MeOH/DCM. The product eluted at 3% MeOH/DCM, providing imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-8-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (10.5 g).

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