N-Iodosuccinimide → 2-Chloro-6-fluoro-3-iodoimidazo[1,2-A]pyridine

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To a solution of the title compound from Example 2 Step B (1.0 g, 5.86 mmol) in acetonitrile (29.3 mL) was added N-iodosuccinimide (1.583 g, 7.04 mmol). The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours, then concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was diluted with dichloromethane, washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. Purification by flash chromatography on silica gel (10-30% ethyl acetate in hexanes) provided the title compound: LCMS m/z 296.70 [M+H]+, 298.65 [M+2+H]+; 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.03 (t, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 7.56-7.51 (m, 1H), 7.22-7.18 (m, 1H).

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