Water → 6-((6-fluoro-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(methylthio)benzo[d]oxazole

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To a stirred solution of 6-fluoro-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (502 mg, 3.66 mmol) from Step 2 of Example 70 in anhydrous DMF (10 mL) at 0° C. was added in one portion sodium hydride (60% dispersion in mineral oil, 220 mg, 5.49 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 30 min. To the reaction mixture was added a solution of 6-(chloromethyl)-2-(methylthio)benzo[d]oxazole (858 mg, 4.03 mmol) from Step 3 of Example 56 in DMF (2 mL). The mixture was allowed to warm to rt and stir for a further 3 h. To the reaction mixture was added water and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×100 mL). The combined organic layers were washed sequentially with water and brine, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel flash chromatography eluting with 30 to 50% ethyl acetate in petroleum ether to afford 6-((6-fluoro-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(methylthio)benzo[d]oxazole (698 mg, 61%) as a white solid. The regiochemistry of the alkylation was determined by 2-dimensional nuclear Overhauser effect (NOE) experiment. 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 8.71 (s, 1H), 8.41 (s, 1H), 8.07 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 1H), 7.68 (s, 1H), 7.58 (d, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.35 (d, J=6.3 Hz, 1H), 5.59 (s, 2H), 2.73 (s, 3H); LCMS (ESI) m/z 315 (M+H)+.

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