%0 Journal Article %T Catalyst: and solvent-free synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines %A Zhu %A Dong-Jian %A Chen %A Jiu-Xi %A Liu %A Miao-Chang %A Ding %A Jin-Chang %A Wu %A Hua-Yue %J Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society %D 2009 %I Sociedade Brasileira de Qu¨ªmica, SBQ %R 10.1590/S0103-50532009000300012 %X a highly efficient and facile method has been described for the synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines in good to excellent yields by condensation of the ¦Á-haloketones (arcochxr2, ar = c6h5, 4-meoc6h4, 4-clc6h4, 2,4-cl2c6h3; x = br, cl; r2 = h, ch3) with 2-aminopyridines without the use of any additional catalyst and solvent. %K imidazo[1 %K 2-a]pyridines %K ¦Á-haloketones %K 2-aminopyridines %K catalyst-free %K solvent-free. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0103-50532009000300012&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en