Ethyl bromopyruvate → Ethyl 6-bromoimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-2-carboxylate

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15.00 g of 2-amino-5-bromopyridine (3), 16.99 g of ethyl 3-bromo-2-oxopropanoate were dissolved in ethanol (100 mL), and the solution is heated at reflux for 8 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated, and saturated aqueous NaHCO3 was added to the residue. The resulting precipitate was isolated by filtration, and washed with water to afford 17.01 g of the titled compound as colorless powder (yield: 73%).

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