Hydrochloric Acid → 8-((2,6-Difluorobenzyl)oxy)-2-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-carboxylic acid

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To a suspension of 5.41 g of ethyl 8-[(2,6-difluorobenzyl)oxy]-2-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-carboxylate in 32 ml of ethanol was added dropwise 6.2 ml of a 5 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution, followed by stirring at 60° C. for 1.5 hours. To the reaction mixture was added dropwise 15.8 ml of 2 M hydrochloric acid at 50° C., and then 1.5 ml of a 2 M hydrochloric acid was added thereto. The insoluble materials were collected by filtration and the solid was washed with ethanol/water=1:1 to obtain 3.46 g of 8-[(2,6-difluorobenzyl)oxy]-2-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-carboxylic acid.

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