Ethyl Acetate → 6-Bromo-3-[[2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy]methyl]-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine

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(2-Chloromethoxy-ethyl)-trimethyl-silane (508.6 mg, 3.0456 mmol), catalytic amount of benzyl triethyl-ammonium chloride and NaOH (203.04 mg, 5.076 mmol) were added to a solution of 6-bromo-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (500 mg, 2.538 mmol) in DCM (10 mL) at 0° C. The resulting mixture was stirred room temperature for 6 hours. The reaction was monitored by TLC (80% ethylacetate in hexane). The reaction mixture was partitioned between DCM and water. The organic layer was washed with water, brine, dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated. Purification by column chromatography on silica gel (20% ethylacetate in hexane) afforded 120 mg of the product (14.4% yield).

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