Water → 5-[2-(N-benzylmethylsulfonylamino)ethyloxy]imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine

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To a suspension of 60% sodium hydride in oil (0.20 g, 5 mmoles) in dimethylformamide (20 ml) was added 2-(N-benzylmethylsulfonylamino)-1-ethanol (1.14 g, 5 mmoles) with stirring under ice-cooling and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. To this reaction mixture was added 5-chloroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine (0.763 g, 5 mmoles) with stirring under ice-cooling, followed by stirring at 80° C. for 16 hours. After cooling, water was added to the reaction mixture, which was extracted with ethyl acetate and dried. After the solvent was distilled off, the residue was purified by column chromatography [eluent: ethyl acetate/hexane (1:1)→ethyl acetate/hexane (2:1)] to obtain 0.68 g of the desired product (39.4%, pale yellow oily product).

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