Chloroform → 5-Chloro-2,7-dimethyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine

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A mixture of 2,7-dimethyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine-4-oxide (4.45 g) in chloroform (4.5 ml) and phosphorous oxychloride (25.4 ml) was stirred at 80° C. for 3 hr and concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure. The residue was poured to ice (75 g), and which was neutralized with aqueous ammonia under ice-cooling. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 min and the precipitated solid was washed with water to give the objective compound (3.66 g) as a gray powder.

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