4-Toluenesulfonyl chloride → (1-((4-Methylphenyl)sulfonyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)methanol

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Reaction Steps

To an ice cold solution of 0.08 mole of sodium bicarbonate in 40 ml of water is added 0.02 mole of imidazol-5-ylmethanol hydrochloride followed by a solution of 0.025 mole of tosylchloride in 30 ml of ethyl acetate. The reaction mixture is stirred at room temperature for 5 hours. The organic phase is separated, washed with sodium bicarbonate, and dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue is crystallized from ethyl acetate to afford 1-tosylimidazol-5-ylmethanol.

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