Microwave-Assisted, One-Pot
Reaction of Pyridines, α-Bromoketones and Ammonium Acetate:
An Efficient and Simple Synthesis of Imidazo[1,2-a]-pyridines

Mehdi Adib; Ali Mohamadi; Ehsan Sheikhi; Samira Ansari; Hamid Reza Bijanzadeh

doi:10.1055/s-0029-1219962

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Microwave-Assisted, One-Pot Reaction of Pyridines, α-Bromoketones and Ammonium Acetate: An Efficient and Simple Synthesis of Imidazo[1,2-a]-pyridines

Mehdi Adib*^a, Ali Mohamadi^a, Ehsan Sheikhi^a, Samira Ansari^a, Hamid Reza Bijanzadeh*^b
^a School of Chemistry, University College of Science, University of Tehran, PO Box 14155-6455, Tehran, Iran
Fax: +98(21)66495291; e-Mail: madib@khayam.ut.ac.ir;
^b Department of Chemistry, Tarbiat Modarres University, PO Box 14115-175, Tehran, Iran
e-Mail: bijan_hr@yahoo.com;

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A novel and efficient synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines is described. N-Phenacylpyridinium bromides, which were prepared in situ from the addition of pyridines to α-bromoketones, undergo nucleophilic addition of ammonium acetate under microwave irradiation and solvent-free conditions to afford the corresponding imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines in excellent yields.

Key words

imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines - pyridines - α-bromoketones - ammonium acetate - microwave irradiation - solvent-free synthesis - cyclizations - heterocycles

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The experiments were performed using a microwave oven (ETHOS 1600, Milestone) with a power of 600 W specially designed for organic synthesis

General Procedure for the Preparation of Imidazo[1,2- a ]pyridines (3): A solution of the appropriate pyridine
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