Sodium Hydroxide → 8-Methyl-2-propylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-carboxylic acid

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21.0 g (86 mMol) of 2-n-propyl-3-ethoxycarbonyl-8-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine are dissolved in 200 ml of ethanol, mixed with 100 ml of 2N sodium hydroxide solution and stirred for 4 days at ambient temperature. The solvent is evaporated off in vacuo at 40° C., the residue is diluted with water and combined with 20 g of ammonium chloride. The pH is adjusted to 6.5 by the addition of glacial acetic acid. After 2 hours, the precipitate formed is suction filtered, washed with water and dried in vacuo at 40° C.

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