Ethyl 2-{imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl}acetate → 2-(Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl)ethanol

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A procedure similar to that described in Preparation 2 was repeated, except that 2.65 g of ethyl imidazo-[1,2-a]pyridin-2-ylacetate (prepared as described in Preparation 25), 0.5 of lithium aluminum hydride and 100 ml of tetrahydrofuran were used, to give the title compound as a crude product. This crude product was purified by column chromatography through silica gel, using a gradient elution method, with mixtures of ethyl acetate and ethanol in ratios ranging from 20:1 to 4:1 by volume as the eluent, to give 1.32 g of the title compound, melting at 120.3°-126.9° C.

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