Jl. Moutou et al., A 2-STEPS BENZOTRIAZOLE-ASSISTED SYNTHESIS OF 3-AMINO-2-ETHOXYCARBONYL IMIDAZO[1,2-A]PYRIDINES AND RELATED-COMPOUNDS, Tetrahedron letters, 37(11), 1996, pp. 1787-1790
Reaction of primary heterocyclic amidines with benzotriazole and ethyl
glyoxylate or ethyl glyoxylate equivalents afforded the corresponding
alpha-benzotriazolyl-alpha-amidino esters which, upon treatment with
potassium cyanide yielded the corresponding 3-amino-2-ethoxycarbonyl i
midazo [1,2-a] pyridines and related compounds.