N,N-Dimethyl-1,3-propanediamine → 2-(3-Chlorophenyl)-N-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]-3H-imidazo [4,5-b]pyridine-3-acetamide hydrochloride

A solution of 2-(3-chlorophenyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine-3-acetic acid (5.76 g, 0.020 mole), 1,1'-carbonyldiimidazole (3.24 g, 0.020 mole), and anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (250 ml) was stirred at room temperature with a stream of nitrogen bubbling through it for 2 hrs. The nitrogen flow was stopped and a solution of 3-dimethylaminopropylamine (2.04 g, 0.020 mole) in dry tetrahydrofuran (50 ml) was added. The solution was stoppered and stirred at room temperature over the weekend. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo and partitioned between ethyl acetate (100 ml) and 5% potassium hydroxide (50 ml). The layers were separated and the aqueous portion washed with ethyl acetate (50 ml). The combined organic portions were washed with 5% potassium hydroxide solution (25 ml), water (25 ml), brine (25 ml), dried over sodium sulfate, and concentrated in vacuo. The solid residue was converted to the dihydrochloride salt and crystallized from acetone-ethanol-tetrahydrofuran to give 3.23 g (36%) of a white granular solid, mp. 203°-209° C. with decomposition.

1. concentrationThe reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo
2. custompartitioned between ethyl acetate (100 ml) and 5% potassium hydroxide (50 ml)
3. customThe layers were separated
4. washthe aqueous portion washed with ethyl acetate (50 ml)
5. washThe combined organic portions were washed with 5% potassium hydroxide solution (25 ml), water (25 ml), brine (25 ml)
6. dry with materialdried over sodium sulfate
7. concentrationconcentrated in vacuo
8. customcrystallized from acetone-ethanol-tetrahydrofuran

ORD record

ord-70206b0a0ec14fa2b8994b9b39e7e4c7

Source dataset

uspto-grants-1990_04

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US04914109