Ethanol → 7-Fluoroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-carboxylic acid

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Ethyl 7-fluoroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-carboxylate (8 g; 44.4 mmol) was mixed with tetrahydrofuran (225 mL), ethanol (110 mL) and water (55 mL). Lithium hydroxide monohydrate (0.962 g; 22.9 mmol) was added. The mixture was stirred at ambient temperature overnight. The mixture concentrated under reduced pressure to remove tetrahydrofuran and ethanol. Hydrochloric acid (2N) was added to aqueous mixture to adjust to pH 3. White precipitate formed and was filtered off with drying under high vacuum overnight to give 7-fluoroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-carboxylic acid as a white solid (6.3 g).

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