Lithium Hexamethyldisilazide → 5-(2-Fluoro-4-cyclopropylphenylamino)-imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine-6-carboxylic acid methyl ester

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To a solution of 2-fluoro-4-cyclopropyl aniline (395 mg, 2.61 mmol) and 5-chloro-imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine-6-carboxylic acid methyl ester (500 mg, 2.37 mmol) in THF under nitrogen at −70° C. (20 mL) was added lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide (4.98 mL, 1M solution, 4.98 mmol) dropwise. After stirring for 1 hour at −70° C. the reaction mixture was allowed to warm and then quenched with saturated aqueous ammonium chloride. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (150 mL), the organic extract dried (Na2SO4), filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The resultant residue was subjected to flash chromatography (Si-PPC, gradient 0-50% ethyl acetate in cyclohexane) to yield the title compound (573 mg, 60%). LCMS (Method B): RT=3.60 min, MA-H+=326.

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