Cesium carbonate → 5-(4-Methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)pyridin-2-amine

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To a microwave tube with a magnetic stirring bar was charged CuI (382 mg, 2.0 mmol), Cs2CO3 (6.5 g, 20.0 mmol), 4-methyl-1H-imidazole (1.15 g, 14.0 mmol), 5-bromopyridin-2-amine (1.75 g, 10.0 mmol), and DMF (10 mL) under N2. The system was sealed and then evacuated twice and back filled with N2. The reaction mixture was stirred for 30 min at room temperature, and then heated at 120° C. for 48 h. The reaction mixture was then cooled to ambient temperature, diluted with 30 mL of ethyl acetate, washed with water. The combined organic layers were concentrated, and the resulting residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel to provide 5-(4-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)pyridin-2-amine (134). 1H NMR (400 MHz, d6-DMSO) δ 8.09 (m, 1H), 7.85 (d, J=1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.56 (dd, J=2.8, 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.22 (t, J=1.2 Hz, 1H), 6.51 (dd, J=0.8, 8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.15 (s, 2H), 2.14 (d, J=1.2 Hz, 3H). MS m/z 175.1 (M+1)+.

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