Ethanol → Trifluoroacetic acid

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Reaction Steps

To (R)-4-((1-cyclobutylethyl)amino)-2-(4-isopropylpyridin-2-yl)-7-methyl-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-6-carbonitrile (26 mg, 0.049 mmol) dissolved in ethanol (1 ml) was added sodium hydroxide (5.0 M in water, 1 mL, 5.0 mmol). The reaction was heated to 110° C. and stirred overnight. The solution was cooled to room temperature, concentrated, and then diluted with EtOAc. It was washed with 1N HCl, then dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. The residue was purified by mass triggered, reverse phase (C-18) preparative HPLC (acetonitrile:water: 0.1% v/v trifluoroacetic acid modifier) to afford (R)-4-((1-cyclobutylethyl)amino)-2-(4-isopropylpyridin-2-yl)-7-methyl-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-6-carboxylic acid (as a TFA salt). MS ESI calc'd for C30H32F3N5O2 [M+H]+ 552. found 552. 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3): δ 0.99 (d, J=6.1 Hz, 3H); 1.32-1.25 (m, 1H); 1.35 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 6H); 1.50-1.42 (m, 1H); 1.63-1.54 (m, 2H); 1.78-1.67 (m, 1H); 1.92-1.85 (m, 1H); 2.06-1.99 (m, 1H); 2.89 (s, 3H); 3.08-3.02 (m, 1H); 3.81 (s, 1H); 5.30 (s, 1H); 6.36 (d, J=17.1 Hz, 1H); 6.59 (d, J=16.8 Hz, 1H); 7.29-7.27 (m, 1H); 7.33 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 2H); 7.68 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 2H); 8.33 (s, 1H); 8.45 (d, J=5.0 Hz, 1H).

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