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HRID 466694Generated: October 25, 2026

Hexanoic Acid → 7-Methyl-2-pentyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHexanoic AcidHCID 8892—
Reactant4-Methylpyridine-2,3-diamineHCID 317495—
Product7-Methyl-2-pentyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridineHCID 19814121—

Reaction Steps

The title compound was prepared from 2,3-diamino-4-picoline (0.246 g, 2 mmol) and hexanoic acid (0.25 ml, 2 mmols) according to the procedure described in Step 1 of Example 9. The crude product was purified by flash chromatography on silica-gel using EtOAc-MeOH (9:1) to give the pure product (0.28 g, 69%) as a tan colored solid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05157026
Source datasetuspto-grants-1992_10
ORD IDord-841ec3cba52e428982d1c07469bac46d
Source noteuspto-grants-1992_10