Trifluoroacetic acid → ethyl (3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzyl)-6-iodo-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-yl)carbamate

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To a stirred solution of ethyl (6-iodo-3-(3-methoxy-4-((4-methoxybenzyl)oxy)benzyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-yl)carbamate (Example 3-34-2) (2.40 g, 4.08 mmol) in dichloromethane (50 mL) at 0° C. was added trifluoroacetic acid (4.47 g, 3.0 mL, 39.18 mmol). The resulting mixture was allowed to stir at 0° C. After 2 h, the mixture was treated with 2M potassium carbonate solution to adjust the pH to ˜9. The basic mixture was extracted with 1:1 methanol/dichloromethane solution (3×50 mL). The combined organic phases were washed with brine (50 mL), dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated to provide 1.30 g (70%) of ethyl (3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzyl)-6-iodo-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-yl)carbamate as a light yellow solid.

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