Potassium Iodide → 2-[3-(2-Methyl-2-nitropropyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-7-yloxy]-acetamide

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3-(2-Methyl-2-nitropropyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-7-ol (1.5 g, 6.38 mmol), chloroacetamide (1.19 g, 12.73 mmol), potassium carbonate (6.4 mmol) and a small amount of potassium iodide in 2-butanone (30 ml) is heated at reflux overnight. The solids are removed by filtration and the filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue is chromatographed on silica gel with dichloromethane/methanol 3:1 to 1:1 to give 640 mg of 2-[3-(2-methyl-2-nitropropyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-7-yloxy]-acetamide (34%).

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