Glycolic Acid → 2-Hydroxymethyl-3-methyl-5-phenylimidazo[5,4-b]pyridine

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A procedure similar to that described in Preparation 43 was repeated, except that 4.9 g of 3-amino-2-methylamino-6-phenylpyridine (prepared as described in Preparation 109) and 5.6 g of glycolic acid were used, and that the 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 1:0 to 10:1 by volume as the eluent, to give 0.9 g of the title compound, melting at 174°-177° C.

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