Phosphorus trichloride → Minodronic acid

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Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl acetic acid (46 gm), phosphorous acid (75 gm) and 1,4-Dioxane (900 mL) was taken in a four necked round bottom flask fitted with an addition funnel, mechanical stirrer, condenser and thermometer pocket and allowed to stir at 90-95° C. Phosphorus trichloride (130 gm) was then added to reaction mixture and allowed to heat at 90-95° C. The reaction mixture was cooled and distilled water (450 mL) was added to it. The reaction mixture was further heated to 90-95° C. It was then cooled and acetone (1400 mL) was added to it. The solution was further cooled to 0-5° C. and stirred for 4-5 hrs. The precipitated solid was filtered and dried under vacuum to give 44 gm of product.

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