Lithium Hydroxide → 2-[4-(2-ethyl-5,7-dimethyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-3-yl)phenyl]ethanol

HRID 858377Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 858377 reaction equation
C([O:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][C:8]1[CH:13]=[CH:12][C:11]([N:14]2[C:18]3=[N:19][C:20]([CH3:24])=[CH:21][C:22]([CH3:23])=[C:17]3[N:16]=[C:15]2[CH2:25][CH3:26])=[CH:10][CH:9]=1)(=O)CC.[Li+].[OH-]>CO.C1COCC1>[CH2:25]([C:15]1[N:14]([C:11]2[CH:10]=[CH:9][C:8]([CH2:7][CH2:6][OH:5])=[CH:13][CH:12]=2)[C:18]2=[N:19][C:20]([CH3:24])=[CH:21][C:22]([CH3:23])=[C:17]2[N:16]=1)[CH3:26]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 3939Lithium HydroxideHCID 218759342-[4-(2-Ethyl-5,7-dimethyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-3-yl)phenyl]ethyl propionate

Product 1

HCID 218761722-[4-(2-ethyl-5,7-dimethyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-3-yl)phenyl]ethanolYield 86.3%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 21899815MeOH tetrahydrofuranSolvent

Procedure

To a solution of 2-[4-(2-ethyl-5,7-dimethyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-3-yl)phenyl]ethyl propionate (step 5, 1.75 g, 5.1 mmol) in methanol/THF (v/v, 1:1, 28 mL) was added 4N aqueous LiOH (4.6 mL, 18.4 mmol) and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature. After 3 h, the mixture was concentrated. The residue was dissolved in water (30 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (100 mL). The organic layer was washed with brine (50 mL), dried (MgSO4), and concentrated. Purification by flash column chromatography on silica gel eluting with hexane/ethyl acetate (gradient elution from 2:1 to 0:1) to afford 1.3 g (86%) of the title compound as pale brown solids: 1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ 7.40 (2H, d, J=8.4 Hz), 7.31 (2H, d, J=8.4 Hz), 6.91 (1H, s), 3.81–3.75 (2H, m), 3.47 (1H, br.s), 2.92 (2H, t, J=6.9 Hz), 2.81 (2H, q, J=7.6 Hz), 2.66 (3H, s), 2.51 (3H, s), 1.27 (3H, t, J=7.6 Hz).

Workup

  1. concentrationthe mixture was concentrated
  2. dissolutionThe residue was dissolved in water (30 mL)
  3. extractionextracted with ethyl acetate (100 mL)
  4. washThe organic layer was washed with brine (50 mL)
  5. dry with materialdried (MgSO4)
  6. concentrationconcentrated
  7. customPurification by flash column chromatography on silica gel eluting with hexane/ethyl acetate (gradient elution from 2:1 to 0:1)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-a94643b6ee3146aeb01330ceaba92228
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2006_12
Patent number
US07148234B2

Reaction notes

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