Sodium Bicarbonate → 2-(2-ethylsulfanylphenyl)-3-propyl-6-trifluoromethyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine

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A mixture of 2-ethylsulfanyl-N-(2-propylamino-5-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-3-yl)-benzamide (710 mg), p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (1.1 g), and xylene (10 ml) was stirred with heating at 160° C. for 10 hours. Into the reaction mixture cooled to room temperature, saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution was poured, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was subjected to silica gel column chromatography to give 522 mg of 2-(2-ethylsulfanylphenyl)-3-propyl-6-trifluoromethyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (hereinafter referred to as Present Compound 24).

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