“…The most generally applied methods for the synthesis of pharmaceutical imidazo[1,2‐ a ]pyridines are based on the reactions of 2‐aminopyridines with bromoaldehydes or bromoketones. [5,9a,9c,13a,14] New methods leading to functionalized imidazo[1,2‐ a ]pyridines through N ‐(pyridin‐2‐yl)amidines have been recently reported 15a,15b. Multi‐component reactions16 of 2‐aminopyridine with aldehydes and isocyanides, nitrile, thiocyanates, imidazoline‐2,4,5‐trione or acetylene, cascade synthesis,17 and palladium catalyzed C–C bond cross‐coupling reactions18 are very promising for the preparation of imidazo[1,2‐ a ]pyridine derivatives.…”