3-[4-(benzyloxy)phenyl]-1-ethyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine-6-carbonitrile → 1-ethyl-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine-6-carbonitrile

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A mixture of 3-[4-(benzyloxy)phenyl]-1-ethyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine-6-carbonitrile (500 mg) and 10% Pd—C (71.8 mg) in EtOAc (50 mL) was hydrogenated under balloon pressure at room temperature for 1 h. The catalyst was removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, eluted with 0%-50% EtOAc in hexane) to give 1-ethyl-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine-6-carbonitrile (90 mg) as a white solid.

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