Ethanol → 7-Chloroimidazo(1,2-a)pyridine

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Reaction Steps

4-Chloro-pyridin-2-ylamine (1 eq, 38.9 mmol, 5 g) is added to a solution of chloroacetic aldehyde (3 eq, 117 mmol, 15.1 ml) in EtOH (60 ml). NaHCO3 (2 eq, 77.8 mmol, 6.53 g) is added and the reaction mixture is heated at reflux for 17 h. The solvent is removed in vacuo and the product is purified by flash column chromatography eluting with 8:2 DCM/MeOH to afford 7-chloro-imidazo-[1,2-a]-pyridine as a red solid; [M+H]+=153

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