Example 173
To a reaction vial was added 2-Fluoro-4-[2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-7-yl]-benzylamine hydrochloride (2) (30.00 mg; 0.08 mmol; 1.00 eq.), methanol (2 mL), Pyridine-3-carbaldehyde (7.12 μl; 0.08 mmol; 1.00 eq.) and TEA (31.74 μl; 0.23 mmol; 3.00 eq.), The reaction mixture was heated to 60° C. and stirred overnight.
LCMS at 20 hr indicated the reaction was complete. The reaction mixture was poured into saturated NaHCO3 (10 mL) and was extracted with ethyl acetate (2×10 mL). The combined organic phases were concentrated. The crude product was purified by prep HPLC (Interchim P4250; 30×150 mm C-18 column: 0.1% formic acid modified mobile phases (A=water, B=ACN); gradient 10-50% B over 15 min at 60 mL/min). The product fractions were combined and lyophilized to provide 3 mg (10%) of N-(2-fluoro-4-(2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-7-yl)benzyl)-1-(pyridin-3-yl)methanamine as a white solid. HPLC: 100% purity. MS: 414 [M+H]+. 1H NMR (400 MHz, Methanol-d4): δ 8.60 (s, 1H), 8.49 (s, 1H), 8.36 (m, 2H), 8.20 (s, 1H), 7.93 (d, 1H), 7.87 (bs, 1H), 7.65 (t, 1H), 7.49-7.39 (m, 2H), 4.02 (s, 3H), 3.99 (s, 2H), 3.94 (s, 2H).