Methyl chloroformate → 5-[2-(Methoxycarbonylamino)ethylthio]imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine

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To a solution of 5-[2-(amino)ethylthio]imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine (1.93 g, 10 mmoles) and triethylamine (1.53 ml, 11 mmoles) in methylene chloride (30 ml) was added methyl chloroformate (0.77 ml, 10 mmoles) under ice-cooling with stirring and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 20 minutes. The reaction mixture was washed in turn with aqueous sodium bicarbonate and water and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. After the solvent was distilled off, the residue was purified by column chromatography [eluent: ethanol/etyl acetate (1:10)] to obtain 1.68 g of the desired product (66.9%, colorless crystals).

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