Sodium ethoxide → Ethyl 2-amino-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-carboxylate

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Compound D (16.05 g, 76.7 mmol) was added to a solution of sodium ethanolate (5.20 g, 76.7 mmol, 1.0 eq.) in ethanol (500 mL) and the resulting reaction mixture was heated for 30 minutes under reflux. The solvent was removed under vacuum and the untreated product was purified by means of column chromatography (hydromatrix as the adsorbent, SiO2, DCM/3% MeOH→DCM/5% MeOH). 9.27 g of the desired product E were obtained. The columns were washed with methanol, the solvent was removed under vacuum and the residue was recrystallised by heptane in order to obtain a further 3.26 g of the desired product 2-amino-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-imidazo[1,2-a]-pyridine-3-carboxylic-acid ethyl ester (E). In total, 12.53 g (78%) of the desired product 2-amino-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-imidazo[1,2-a]-pyridine-3-carboxylic-acid ethyl ester (E) were obtained.

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