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HRID 862001Generated: October 29, 2026

Potassium Cyanide → Ethyl 5-(cyanomethyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-2-carboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPotassium CyanideHCID 9032—
ReactantEthyl 5-(chloromethyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-2-carboxylateHCID 19701283—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
ProductEthyl 5-(cyanomethyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-2-carboxylateHCID 19701198—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature0 °C

Reaction Steps

Title material is made by dissolving the title product of Example 5 in DMF and after cooling to 0° C., reacting with KI and KCN. The reaction is stirred for 6 h at 0° C. After warming to room temperature, title compound is obtained by diluting with CHCl3, washing with water, and removing all solvent in vacuo.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05716964
Source datasetuspto-grants-1998_02
ORD IDord-a9f32087fa6042738af023682b205495
Source noteuspto-grants-1998_02