Acetic Acid → 1-Methyl-1,5-dihydro-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-4-thione

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4.00 g (23.9 mmol) of 4-chloro-1-methyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine in 27 ml of dimethylformamide were stirred at 115° C. for 18 hours with 8.10 g (95.6 mmol) of sodium hydrogen sulphide hydrate. After cooling the mixture was treated with 110 ml of water, adjusted to pH 4 with acetic acid and stirred at 5° C. while cooling with ice for 15 min. The precipitate was filtered off and washed with water. After drying there were obtained 3.73 g (95%) of 1-methyl-1,5-dihydro-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-4-thione as white crystals with m.p. >300° C.

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