Hydrochloric Acid → 8-Bromo-6-methyl-2-(methylthio)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-carboxylic acid

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8-Bromo-6-methyl-2-(methylsulfanyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (1.33 g) was dissolved in ethanol (50 mL), then a 5N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (3 mL) was added thereto, and the mixture was stirred under reflux for 1 hour. Ice was added to the reaction mixture, then 2N hydrochloric acid (8 mL) was further added thereto, and as a result, the precipitates were obtained. The resulting precipitates were collected by filtration, washed with water, and dried under reduced pressure to give 8-bromo-6-methyl-2-(methylsulfanyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-carboxylic acid (1.1 g) as a white powder.

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