N,N-Dimethylethylenediamine → (S)-2-(4-Chlorophenyl)-N-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-alpha-methyl-3H-imidazo [4,5-b]pyridine-3-acetamide

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A solution of (S)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-α-methyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine-3-acetic acid (5.0 g, 0.0166 mole), 1,1'-carbonyldiimidazole (3.21 g, 0.0198 mole) in tetrahydrofuran (100 ml) was stirred at room temperature for two hours with nitrogen bubbling through it. A solution of N,N-dimethylethylenediamine (4.41 g, 0.050 mole) in tetrahydrofuran (5.5 ml) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature under nitrogen overnight. The solvents were removed under reduced pressure and the solid was triturated in water (100 ml). The solid was collected by filtration, rinsed once with water, twice with 5% potassium hydroxide solution and twice with water. The solid was recrystallized from hot isopropyl ether to give 1.99 g (32%) of a solid. A 0.5-g sample was dried under high vacuum to give 0.49 g of title compound, mp 130°-133° C.

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