Propionic anhydride → 1-(4-Cyanophenyl)-2-ethylimidazo[4,5-c]pyridine

HRID 892763Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 892763 reaction equation
[NH2:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[N:4][CH:5]=[CH:6][C:7]=1[NH:8][C:9]1[CH:14]=[CH:13][C:12]([C:15]#[N:16])=[CH:11][CH:10]=1.[C:17](OC(=O)CC)(=O)[CH2:18][CH3:19].C(=O)(O)[O-].[Na+]>>[C:15]([C:12]1[CH:13]=[CH:14][C:9]([N:8]2[C:7]3[CH:6]=[CH:5][N:4]=[CH:3][C:2]=3[N:1]=[C:17]2[CH2:18][CH3:19])=[CH:10][CH:11]=1)#[N:16]

Participants

4

Procedure

A mixture of 3-amino-4-(4'-cyanophenyl)aminopyridine (Preparation 26(b)) (2.00 g, 9.5 mmol) and propionic anhydride (12.2 ml, 95 mmol) were heated together under nitrogen at reflux for 17 hours. The resulting solution was treated with excess aqueous sodium bicarbonate and the product was extracted into dichloromethane (3×150 ml). The combined extracts were dried (MgSO4), concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by flash chromatography (gradient elution with ethyl acetate/methanol) to give the title compound as a brown solid (510 mg, 22%).

Workup

  1. temperaturewere heated together under nitrogen
  2. temperatureat reflux for 17 hours
  3. extractionthe product was extracted into dichloromethane (3×150 ml)
  4. dry with materialThe combined extracts were dried (MgSO4)
  5. concentrationconcentrated under reduced pressure
  6. customthe residue was purified by flash chromatography (gradient elution with ethyl acetate/methanol)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-e6cad9a093d74afba1d2a00b7eae9c7b
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1992_06
Patent number
US05120747

Reaction notes

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