Ethylenediamine → 2-(3-bromophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-Imidazole

Reaction equation

[Br:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]([CH:7]=[CH:8][CH:9]=1)[C:5]#[N:6].[S].[CH2:11](N)[CH2:12][NH2:13]>>[Br:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]([C:5]2[NH:13][CH2:12][CH2:11][N:6]=2)[CH:7]=[CH:8][CH:9]=1

Participants

Reactant 3

HCID 3301Ethylenediamine

HCID 233813-Bromobenzonitrile

HCID 5362487Sulfur

Product 1

HCID 541282862-(3-bromophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-Imidazole

Procedure

To a solution of 3-bromobenzonitrile (500 mg, 2.75 mmol) in ethylenediamine (3.5 mL) was added sulfur (44 mg, 1.4 mmol). The mixture was refluxed overnight then poured onto ice water, which caused the product to precipitate as a white solid. The product was isolated by vacuum filtration and dried in a vacuum oven (545 mg, 88%). 1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ 7.93 (t, J=1.7 Hz, 1H), 7.68 (ddd, J=7.8, 1.2, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 7.56 (dddd, J=7.8, 0.9, 0.9, 0.9 Hz, 1H), 7.26 (dd, J=10.5, 8.0 Hz, 1H), 3.78 (br s, 4H).