Thionyl Chloride → HCID 90031616, compound

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0.238 g (0.949 mmol) of (3-(phenyl-ethynyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl) methanol were dissolved in 5 ml of dichloromethane with magnetic stirring and then 0.346 ml (4.75 mmol) of thionyl chloride were added. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 2 h before being concentrated in vacuo. The residue was taken up into 20 ml of a mixture consisting of ethyl acetate and of a saturated NaHCO3 aqueous solution (1/1, v/v). After separation, the aqueous phase was extracted with 10 ml of ethyl acetate. The combined organic phases were washed with 10 ml of a saturated NaCl aqueous solution and then dried on Na2SO4 which was then removed by filtration. The obtained filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. 0.246 g (yield=96%) of 2-(chloromethyl)-3-(phenyl ethynyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine were obtained as a brown solid. LC-MS: m/z=267 (MH+); UV purity at 254 nm=98%.

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