Phosphorus oxychloride → HCID 178463643, compound

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5-Aminoimidazole-4-carbonitrile is condensed with N-benzyl-N-phenyl-acetamide in the presence of phosphoryl chloride in acetonitrile at room temperature to yield 5-[1-(N-phenyl-N-benzylamino)ethylideneamino]-imidazole-4-carbonitrile. Such is cyclized with sodium hydride in dioxane to yield 7-amino-N-phenyl-N-benzyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine-5-amine. Hydrogenolysis in ethanol with palladium on charcoal yields 7-amino-N-phenyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine-5-amine.

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