Résumé/Abstract Two new imidazo [1, 2-a] pyridines, 8-hydroxyimidazo [1, 2-a] pyridine-2- carboxylic acid (4) and ethyl 8-hydroxyimidazo [1, 2-a] pyridine-2-carboxylate (6) were prepared via cyclization of 2-aminopyridin-3-ol (1) with bromopyruvic acid (2) and ethyl bromopyruvate (3), respectively. 8-Hydroxyimidazo [l, 2-a]-pyridine-2-carboxylic acid (4) was successfully coupled with various amino acid derivatives via its active ester intermediate ...