Dimethylformamide → 2,6,7-trimethyl-1-[2-(3-pyridin-3-ylpropoxy)ethyl]-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine

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Anhydrous N,N-dimethylformamide (200 ml), anhydrous triethylamine (12.1 ml), and 2,4-dichloro-5,6-dimethyl-3-nitropyridine (16.05 g) were combined and 2-(3-pyridin-3-ylpropoxy)ethylamine (14.4 g) was then added with stirring. The pale yellow reaction mixture was heated to 45° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere for 1 hour. HPLC analysis indicated that the reaction was sufficiently complete to proceed. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The resulting oil was dissolved in ethyl acetate and washed twice: once with a saturated aqueous solution of ammonium chloride and once with water. The organic layer was then extracted 3 times with brine, dried with magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The product was passed through a silica gel column using 90/10 ethyl acetate/hexane as the eluant. The resulting oil was dried under vacuum at 60° C. for 2 hours. NMR analysis indicated sufficient purity for use of the product in the next step.

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