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HRID 2167679Generated: October 30, 2026

Chloroacetaldehyde → 7-Methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-8-carbonitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantChloroacetaldehydeHCID 33—
Reactant2-Amino-4-methylpyridine-3-carbonitrileHCID 10396887—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product7-Methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-8-carbonitrileHCID 7684970475%

Reaction Steps

To a stirred solution of compound 2-amino-4-methylnicotinonitrile (1 equiv.) in water was added chloroacetaldehyde (55% aq. solution) (1.2 equiv.) and the reaction was heated at 80 oC for 16 h. On completion, it was quenched by 1N NaOH till pH 8. Solid precipitated was filtered and vacuum dried to afford the title compound (75% yield).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09045477B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_06
ORD IDord-1bd35f134caf407ea9519a2d6b665761
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_06