Water → HCID 19038972, compound

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Palladium hydroxide on carbon (0.5 g, Pearlman's catalyst) was added to a mixture of 2,6-dimethyl-1-(2-phenylethyl)-N4,N4 -bis(phenylmethyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine (2.3 g, 5.15 mmole) in formic acid (10 mL). The reaction mixture was heated at reflux overnight. An additional 0.5 g of catalyst was added and refluxing was continued overnight. The reaction mixture was neutralized with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution, diluted with methanol then filtered through a layer of celite to remove the catalyst. The celite layer was flushed with methylene chloride and methanol. The filtrates were combined and concentrated under vacuum to provide a mixture of water and a solid. This mixture was extracted with methylene chloride. The extract was washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum to provide 1.2 g of a tan solid. This solid was recrystallized from ethanol to provide 0.24 g of the desired product as a solid, m.p. 185°-187° C. Analysis: Calculated for C16H18N4 : % C, 72.15; % H, 6.81; % N, 21.04; Found: % C, 71.51; % H, 6.88; % N, 20.61.

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