Ethyl Bromide → (Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-5-yl)oxoacetic Acid Ethyl Ester

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Reaction Steps

Add Mg turnings (0.25 g, 9.95 mmol) to a solution of 5-Bromoimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine (1.5 g, 7.65 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (20 ml). Heat the reaction to 60° C. and add bromoethane (1.2 ml, 11.1 mmol). Reflux for another 0.5 hours, cool and cannula dropwise into a solution of diethyl oxalate (5 ml) in tetrahydrofuran (5 ml) at −15° C. Stir at −15° C. for 0.5 hours and at room temperature for 0.5 hours. Quench the reaction by adding pH 7 buffer, extract into ethyl acetate, wash with saturated sodium chloride, dry over magnesium sulfate, and concentrate under reduced pressure. Purification by flash chromatography, eluting with ethyl acetate:hexane: methanol gradient gives the title compound as a light brown oil.

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