“…Pyrido-imidazodiazepinones 4-20 were synthesised starting from 2-amino-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine 1, by selective C-3 acylation of the imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine nucleus (Scheme 1), using 9 different N-Boc amino-acids (Boc-Ala-OH, Boc-Nle-OH, Boc-Leu-OH, Boc-Asp(Bn)-OH, Boc-Pra-OH, S or R Boc-Lys(Cbz)-OH, Boc-6-azido-Nle-OH or Boc-Pro-OH), according to our previously reported methodology 10,11,13,14 . C-3 acylated compounds 2a-i were isolated in 36-97% yield after chromatography on alumina gel.…”