Hydrochloric Acid → 2-(Propan-2-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-7-carboxylic acid

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2-Isopropylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-7-carbonitrile (15.9 g, 85.8 mmol) obtained in step 1 was dissolved in a 50% ethanol aqueous solution (80 mL). Under water-cooled condition, lithium hydroxide.1 hydrate (7.20 g, 172 mmol) was added, and the mixture was stirred under heat and reflux for 3 hours. Under ice-cooled condition, 3 mol/L hydrochloric acid (62 mL) was added to the reaction mixture. The precipitated crystals were collected by filteration, washed with water, and dried to give 2 isopropylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-7-carboxylic acid (14.6 g, yield 83%).

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