Potassium Carbonate → 5-(2-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)-1,6-naphthyridin-2(1H)-one

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A mixture containing 5.6 g of 5-bromo-1,6-naphthyridin-2(1H)-one, 8 g of 2-methyl-1H-imidazole, 25 ml of N-methylpyrrolidinone, 3.4 g of anhydrous potassium carbonate and 50 mg of copper powder was refluxed for 6 hours, allowed to cool to room temperature and then poured into 100 ml of water. The resulting solution was neutralized by adding acetic acid and the resulting solution was allowed to stand overnight at room temperature. The solid that separated was collected, recrystallized from dimethylformamide and dried in a vacuum oven at 90°-95° C. to yield 2.4 g of 5-(2-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)-1,6-naphthyridin-2(1H)-one, m.p. >310° C.

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