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HRID 397940Generated: October 28, 2026

Acetic Acid → Ethyl 1-(5-chloro-2-pyridinyl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetic AcidHCID 176—
ReactantEthyl orthoformateHCID 31214—
Reactant2-Amino-5-chloropyridineHCID 66174—
ReactantEthyl nitroacetateHCID 69379—
CatalystIronHCID 23925—
ProductEthyl 1-(5-chloro-2-pyridinyl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxylateHCID 53752991—

Reaction Steps

Following the general method described in example 384, 2-amino-5-chloropyridine was reacted with triethyl orthoformate, ethyl nitroacetate and acetic acid followed by treatment with triethyl orthoformate, iron and acetic acid. After workup and chromatography the title compound was obtained as a beige crystalline solid. Mp. 163-164° C. (AcOEt), MS: m/e=252 (M+H+).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06610723B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2003_08
ORD IDord-782f3ba2bde242fe9941911d915a2432
Source noteuspto-grants-2003_08