Triphenylphosphine → HCID 178454879, compound

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4.0 g of 6-bromo-2-chloromethyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (compound J1) are suspended in 16 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide and 54 ml of acetonitrile. 4.9 ml of triphenylphosphine and 0.599 g of tetrabutylammonium iodide are added sequentially at 40° C. and the mixture is heated to 90° C. for 20 h. The mixture is concentrated to dryness to give the 8.94 g of the crude title compound as an oil, which is used as obtained. MS: 412.3, 414.2 (M+). TLC: Rf=0.40-0.55 (dichloromethane/methanol 10:1 parts by volume).

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