Dimethylformamide → N-[(2R)-1-Hydroxyhexan-2-yl]-2-methyl-8-(3-methylbutoxy)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-carboxamide

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100 mg (0.34 mmol) of 8-hydroxy-N-[(2R)-1-hydroxyhexan-2-yl]-2-methylimidazo[1,2-a]-pyridine-3-carboxamide, 246 mg (0.76 mmol) of caesium carbonate and 75 mg (0.38 mmol) of 1-iodo-3-methylbutane were added to 4.9 ml of dry DMF, and the mixture was stirred for 30 min in an oil bath preheated to 60° C. After cooling, about 40 ml of water were added to the reaction mixture and the solution formed was extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The combined organic phases were concentrated and the residue was purified by preparative HPLC (RP18 column, mobile phase: water/methanol gradient with addition of 0.1% TFA). All product-containing fractions were combined and concentrated. Saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution was added to the residue, and the mixture was extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The combined organic phases were dried over sodium sulphate, filtered, concentrated and dried under high vacuum. This gave 82 mg of the target compound (66% of theory, purity 100%).

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