2-8Thus, various constructive routes for this skeleton have been developed, 3-5,7-13 but, the access by their methods to the suitably functionalized imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine derivatives which can readily lead to the fused one is usually difficult. In a continuation of our work on nitrogen-bridged heterocycles, we were interested in the preparation of such functionalized imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine derivatives, because we were familiar with the formation and the reaction of its 1-deaza analogue, indolizine derivative. For example, we have described that 2(3H)-indolizinones derivatives 14 were useful precursors for the syntheses of some -