Methylamine → 8-(trans-2,3-Dihydro-2-hydroxy-1-indenylamino)-6-(N-methylamino-carbonyl)-2,3-dimethyl-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine

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1.0 g (3.0 mmol) 8-(trans-2,3-dihydro-2-hydroxy-1-indenylamino)-2,3-dimethyl-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-6-carboxylic acid and 1.2 g (3.9 mmol) O-(1H-benzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyluronium tetrafluoroborate (TBTU) are suspended in 50 ml dichloromethane and 0.74 ml (6.0 mmol) methylamine (8 M in ethanol) are added to the reaction mixture. After stirring for 3 d at room temperature, the reaction mixture is hydrolyzed with saturated aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate and extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic phases are dried over anhydrous magnesium sulphate and evaporated. Purification of the residue by column chromatography on silica gel using dichloromethane:methanol (20:1) and crystallization from diethyl ether/light petroleum ether yields 0.2 g (20%) of the title compound as a colourless solid (m.p. 143-144° C.).

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