Trifluoroacetic acid → (S)-1-(1-Phenyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-yl)ethylamine

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To a solution of [(S)-1-(1-phenyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (910 mg, 2.69 mmol) in DCM (5 mL) was added TFA (15 mL) and the mixture stirred at RT for 15 min. The volatiles were removed in vacuo and the resulting residue dissolved in DCM and washed with a saturated aqueous solution of NaHCO3. The aqueous phase was further extracted with DCM (×3) and the combined organic fractions dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated in vacuo. The resulting residue was purified by column chromatography (Si—PCC, gradient 0-10% 2M NH3/MeOH in DCM) to afford the title compound as a brown solid (340 mg, 53%). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz): δ 8.55 (1H, dd, J=4.78, 1.56 Hz), 7.65-7.53 (3H, m), 7.45-7.37 (3H, m), 7.15 (1H, dd, J=8.04, 4.78 Hz), 4.18 (1H, q, J=6.71 Hz), 3.49 (2H, s), 1.48 (3H, d, J=6.71 Hz).

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