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HRID 1971624Generated: November 2, 2026

2-Amino-6-methylpyridine → Ethyl 5-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-2-carboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-Amino-6-methylpyridineHCID 15765—
ReactantEthyl bromopyruvateHCID 66144—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
ProductEthyl 5-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-2-carboxylateHCID 82101558.8%

Reaction Steps

2-Amino-6-methylpyridine (5 g, 0.05 mol) was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (100 mL). Ethyl bromopyruvate (9 g, 0.05 mol) was added and the mixture was refluxed for 4 hours. The reaction was cooled and the solid that formed was filtered to give 6 grams of 5-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester. Rf 0.45, 2% methanol/dichloromethane; MS m/z 205 (M+H).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08431608B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_04
ORD IDord-14eb88f6eb2848cfa9cf9535acbe2970
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_04