Dichloromethane → (E)-3-(2-Oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-6-yl)acrylic acid hydrochloride

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Trifluoroacetic acid (2 mL) was added to a suspension of (E)-tert-butyl 3-(2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-6-yl)acrylate (400 mg, 1.54 mmol) in dichloromethane (2 mL) at room temperature. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour then concentrated to dryness. The resulting residue was suspended in a solution of hydrochloric acid in dioxane 4N (2 mL). After 10 minutes stirring at room temperature, the precipitate was filtered and washed with diethyl ether to afford the title product as a pale yellow solid (381 mg, quantitative).

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