“…Found: C, 51.3; H, 2.8; F, 30.2; N, 15.2. 2-Hydroxy-2-trifluoromethyl-2,3-dihydro-l~~imidazo[ l,Z-a]pyridin-4-ium Bromide(8).The precipitate obtained as described in the above procedure was crystallized from ethanol to obtain 17 g (60%) of colorless crystals, mp >270° dec; nmr (hexadeuterodimethyl sulfoxide): 6 4.86 and 5.14 (2 doublets, 2H in position 3, J = 16 Hz), 7.22 (m, H-6 and H-8, ZH),8.17 (split t, H-7, lH),8.39 (split d, H-5, lH), 8.72 and 9.58 (2 broad singlets, 2-OH and 1-NH, 1H each).Anal. Calcd.…”