N-Methylaniline → HCID 14390315, compound

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Under a nitrogen atmosphere, oxalyl chloride (1.91 g, 0.015 mole) was added dropwise (slowly) to a stirred and chilled (5°-10° C.) solution of 2-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine-3-acetic acid (4.5g, 0.014 mole) and anhydrous dimethylformamide (50 ml). The reaction mixture was heated at 55°-60° C. for 4 hours, cooled, and added dropwise to a stirred and chilled (5°-10° C.) solution of N-methylaniline (1.60 g, 0.015 mole), triethylamine (1.52 g, 0.015 mole), and anhydrous dimethylformamide (50 ml). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight and then poured into water (300 ml). The mixture was extracted with methylene chloride (3×50 ml). The combined organic extracts were washed with potassium bicarbonate solution (2×30 ml), water (30 ml), dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. Recrystallization twice from isopropyl ether-petroleum ether gave 1.5 g (24 %) of off-white needles, mp 158°-159° C.

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