Abstract
An efficient procedure for the one-pot three-component synthesis of some new 2-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-yl derivatives using readily available phenylglyoxal monohydrate, 2-aminopyridines and N,N-dimethylbarbituric acid/thiobarbituric acid/Meldrum’s acid in glacial acetic acid as solvent as well as catalyst or ethanol under reflux conditions is reported.
Graphical Abstract
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