Cesium carbonate → 5-chloro-1-(cyclopropylmethyl)-3-methyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-one

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5-chloro-3-methyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-one (1-3) (2.97 g, 16.2 mmol) and cesium carbonate (15.8 g, 48.6 mmol) were added to a round bottom flask and suspended in NMP (25 mL) under nitrogen. Cyclopropylmethyl Bromide (4.4, 32.4 mmol) was added to the suspension and then refluxed at 90° C. overnight. The reaction was then cooled to room temperature and suspended in ethyl acetate and sodium bicarbonate. The suspension was washed with sodium bicarbonate, brine (×5), dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. The mixture was purified using normal phase chromatography (0-60% Ethyl Acetate/Hexanes), and the desired fractions were collected to produce the tan solid 5-chloro-1-(cyclopropylmethyl)-3-methyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-one (1-4). MS (M+H)+: observed=237.7, calculated=238.1.

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