C[O:2][C:3]1[CH:8]=[CH:7][C:6]([C:9]([CH:11]2[CH2:13][CH2:12]2)=O)=[CH:5][CH:4]=1.[NH:14]1[CH:18]=[CH:17][N:16]=[CH:15]1>>[OH:2][C:3]1[CH:4]=[CH:5][C:6]([C:9]2[C:15]3[N:14]([CH:18]=[CH:17][N:16]=3)[CH:12]=[CH:13][CH:11]=2)=[CH:7][CH:8]=1Combine 25 g (0.14 mol) of cyclopropyl 4-methoxyphenyl ketone with 50 g (0.73 mol) of imidazole, and heat to 200°-225° C. for 24 hr. Isolation from 200 g of silica gel using 2% methanol/methylene chloride followed by crystallization from methanol provides the title compound.
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