Potassium Hydroxide → Bamaluzole
Reaction equation
Cl[C:2]1[C:7]2[N:8]=[CH:9][N:10]([CH3:11])[C:6]=2[CH:5]=[CH:4][N:3]=1.[Cl:12][C:13]1[CH:20]=[CH:19][CH:18]=[CH:17][C:14]=1[CH2:15][OH:16].[OH-].[K+]>C(#N)C>[Cl:12][C:13]1[CH:20]=[CH:19][CH:18]=[CH:17][C:14]=1[CH2:15][O:16][C:2]1[C:7]2[N:8]=[CH:9][N:10]([CH3:11])[C:6]=2[CH:5]=[CH:4][N:3]=1Participants
5
Reactant 3
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Procedure
A mixture of 7.5 g of 4-chloro-1-methyl-1H-imidazo(4,5-c)pyridine, 7.1 g of 2-chlorobenzyl alcohol, 3.3 g of KOH and 100 ml of acetonitrile is refluxed for 7 hours. The solvent is removed and the residue is worked up in the customary manner (water/methylene chloride) to give 4-o-Chlorobenzyloxy-1-methyl-1H-imidazo(4,5-c)pyridine, m.p. 132°-135°.