Octanoyl chloride → 1-OCTANOYLOXY-6-CHLORO-2-(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)1H-IMIDAZO(4,5-b)PYRIDINE

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To 1-hydroxy-6-chloro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-imidazo(4,5-b)pyridine (2.37 grams) in 5 milliliters of pyridine was added octanoyl chloride (1.63 grams). The addition was carried out portionwise with stirring and resulted in the precipitation of a white solid. The reaction mixture was set on a steam bath for twenty minutes, then poured over ice cold aqueous HCl. An oil separated and subsequently crystallized on vigorous stirring. This precipitate was removed by filtration, dissolved in ether, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and ether removed by evaporation under vacuum. The substance was purified by distillation, m.p., 33.5°-35.5° C.

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