Propionitrile → 2-Bromo-6-(trifluoromethyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine

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A mixture of 1.63 g of (2-imino-5-trifluoromethyl-2H-pyridin-1-yl)ethyl acetate hydrobromide, 2.84 g of phosphorus oxybromide and 2 ml of propionitrile was stirred at 100° C. for 2.5 hours. The cooled reaction mixture was neutralized in a saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution and a 5 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution, and the precipitated solid was filtered. The resulting solid was washed with water and n-hexane to obtain 808 mg of 2-bromo-6-trifluoromethyl-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine.

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