Glycolic Acid → (5-ethoxy-3-methyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-yl)methanol

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A procedure similar to that described in Preparation 43 was repeated, except that 4.15 g 3-amino-6-ethoxy-2-methylaminopyridine (prepared as described in Preparation 97), and 5.66 g of glycolic acid were used, and that the product was purified by column chromatography through silica gel, using a 10:1 by volume mixture of ethyl acetate and methanol as the eluent, to give 3.20 g of the title compound, melting at 161° C.

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