Acetic Anhydride → Methyl 2-n-butyl-5-acetyl-3-(2'-methoxycarbonylbiphenyl-4-yl)methyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroimidazo[4,5-c] pyridine-4-carboxylate

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To a mixture of the compound obtained in Example 12 (1.70 g) and pyridine (20 ml) is added acetic anhydride (5 ml), and the mixture is stirred overnight. The solvent is distilled off, and to the resulting residue is added chloroform, and the mixture is washed, dried, and evaporated to remove the solvent. The residue is purified by silica gel column chromatography (solvent; chloroform/ethanol=10:1) to give methyl 2-n-butyl-5-acetyl-3-(2'-methoxycarbonylbiphenyl-4-yl)methyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroimidazo[4,5-c] pyridine-4-carboxylate (0.47 g) as an oil. NMR (CDCl3) δ: 0.88 (3H, t), 2.21 (3H, s), 3.46 (3H, s), 3.64 (3H, s), 5.33 (2H, ABq)

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