Acetone → HCID 20359938, compound

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6-Amino-5,7-dibromo-2-trifluoromethyl-1-hydroxy-1H-imidazo(4,5-b)pyridine (1 gram) was mixed and stirred for 2 hours with 2 milliliters of methyl iodide, 2 grams of potassium carbonate, and 10 milliliters of acetone. The reaction mixture was then diluted with about 80 milliliters of ether and washed with five 15-milliliter portions of water. The ether layer was dried over magnesium sulfate and filtered with carbon, and the ether removed on a rotary evaporator. The resulting 1-methoxy-6-amino-5,7-dibromo-2-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-imidazo(4,5-b)pyridine product melted at 169°-72°C. A portion was recrystallized from methanol, m.p., 177°-8°C.

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