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HRID 1646069Generated: November 1, 2026

Water → 3-Benzyl-5-cyano-2-ethyl-7-methylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
ReactantPotassium CyanideHCID 9032—
Reactant3-Benzyl-5-bromo-2-ethyl-7-methylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridineHCID 19385661—
ReactantHCID 178418546HCID 178418546—
SolventPyridineHCID 1049—
SolventEthyl AcetateHCID 8857—
Product3-Benzyl-5-cyano-2-ethyl-7-methylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridineHCID 1938561693.9%

Reaction Conditions

Temperature50 °C

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 620 mg (1.8 mmol) of the product of Step D and CuCN (806 mg, 9.0 mmol) was heated in pyridine (4 mL) at reflux for 10 hours under nitrogen. The reaction was cooled, then water (50 mL), KCN (1.17 g), and EtOAc (20 mL) were added and the mixture was heated to 50° C. for 5 min. Cooling and extraction with EtOAc (2×50 mL) gave 467 mg of the title compound as a tan solid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05177074
Source datasetuspto-grants-1993_01
ORD IDord-194631e049b344bcbc2db254c6505679
Source noteuspto-grants-1993_01