Potassium Carbonate → 3-(3-Ethoxy-4-((6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)methoxy)benzyl)-6-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine

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To a stirred suspension of 3-(3-ethoxy-4-((6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)methoxy)benzyl)-6-iodo-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (0.37 g, 0.71 mmol) in dimethylsulfoxide was added 1-methylpiperazine (0.086 g, 0.85 mmol), copper(I) iodide (0.033 g, 0.18 mmol), L-proline (0.041 g, 0.35 mmol), and potassium carbonate (0.24 g, 1.77 mmol). The mixture was degassed under vacuum/backfilled with N2 (×3) and then heated to 120° C. After 16 h, the dark brown mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature and was diluted with 5N ammonium hydroxide solution (50 mL). The mixture was extracted with dichloromethane (3×50 mL). The combined organic phases were dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated to provide 0.36 g of a brown oil. Chromatographic purification (Combi-Flash, 12 g SiO2 gold column, 5-10% 2M ammonia in methanol/dichloromethane elute) afforded 0.14 g (41%) of the product as an orange solid:

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