Chloroacetaldehyde → 6-Bromoimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine

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In step 13-1, chloracetaldehyde (55% in water, 0.27 mL, 4.5 mmol) and NaHCO3 (143 mg, 1.7 mmol) were added to a solution of 5-bromopyridin-2-amine (173 mg, 1 mmol) in EtOH (7 mL). The mixture was heated to reflux and continued overnight. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and concentrated under vacuum. Dichloromethane was added to extract the residue. The organic layer was washed with water, brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and evaporated to give the crude product. The crude was purified column chromatography (Silica gel, EtOAc/Hexane, gradient) to give 6-bromoimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine (13-1).

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