Ethyl Acetate → HCID 11160141, compound

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

A mixture of bromoacetaldehyde diethyl acetal (20 mL), concentrated hydrobomic acid (5 mL) and water (20 mL) is heated at 90° C. for 1.5 h. The reaction mixture is poured into 250 mL of water and 50 g sodium bicarbonate is gradually added. 2-Amino-6-bromo-4-methylpyridine (3 g, 0.016 mol) is then added and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 3 h. Ethyl acetate (100 mL) and water (50 mL) are added. The organic layer is separated and extracted with hydrochloric acid (1N, 3×100 mL). The combined aqueous layer is neutralized with ammonium hydroxide at 0° C. and extracted with dichloromethane (3×200 mL). The combined organic layer is dried over sodium sulfate. Evaporation of the solvent gave 5-bromo-7-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine (2.95 g, 76%) as a white solid, m.p. 53-54° C.

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