HCID 178418546, compound → HCID 178437440, compound

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A mixture of 5-bromo-2-ethyl-7-methyl-3-(2'-(tetrazol-5-yl)biphen-4-yl)methyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (41 mg), CuCN (80 mg), and pyridine (0.2 mL) was heated with stirring to 160° C. for 4 hours. The pyridine distilled off during the course of the heating. The cooled dark mass was dissolved in 2 mL of 20% aqueous KCN by heating to 50° C. for 15 minutes. Acetic acid (2 mL) (Caution! HCN is evolved.) was added and the mixture was extracted (2×EtOAc). The organic layers were dried (Na2SO4), concentrated, and purified (SiO2, 80/20/1 CH2Cl2 --MeOH--NH4OH) to give 26 mg of the title compound as a solid.

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