Sodium Bicarbonate → HCID 76849567, compound

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To a solution of 2-methyl-3-[2-(2-trimethylsilanyl-ethoxy)-vinyl]-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine (1.8 g, 6.56 mmol) in a mixture of acetonitrile and water (1:1 by volume, 16 mL) in a 100 mL plastic bottle was added HF (8 mL, 48% solution in water). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 96 h and solid sodium bicarbonate was added in batches until the mixture reached pH 6. The mixture was washed twice with ether, basified to pH 8 with solid sodium hydroxide, and extracted three times with dichloromethane. The combined dichloromethane extracts were dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo to give (2-methyl-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl)-acetaldehyde (922 mg) as a deep brown semi-solid that was used directly in the next step without further purification.

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