Acetic Acid → HCID 178423504, compound

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A mixture of 903 mg (5.5 mmole) of 2-mercapto-5-methylbenzimidazole and 805 mg (5.4 mmole) of 3-hydroxymethylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine (prepared as in Example 1) was dissolved in 10 ml of 48% aqueous hydrobromic acid and 10 ml of acetic acid and heated to reflux. After being cooled to room temperature, the mixture was poured into water and made alkaline with potassium carbonate. The oil that separated was extracted into dichloromethane, washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated to an oil that crystallized on standing. The solid was collected by filtration, washed with diethyl ether, and air dried to yield the title compound as 610 mg of analytically pure solid. Structure assignment was supported by the nmr and infrared spectra and by elemental analysis.

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