m-Chloroperbenzoic acid → 4,5-Bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-(4-trifluoromethylphenylsulfinyl)imidazole
Reaction equation
ClC1C=CC=C(C(OO)=[O:9])C=1.[CH3:12][O:13][C:14]1[CH:19]=[CH:18][C:17]([C:20]2[N:21]=[C:22]([S:33][C:34]3[CH:39]=[CH:38][C:37]([C:40]([F:43])([F:42])[F:41])=[CH:36][CH:35]=3)[NH:23][C:24]=2[C:25]2[CH:30]=[CH:29][C:28]([O:31][CH3:32])=[CH:27][CH:26]=2)=[CH:16][CH:15]=1>ClCCl>[CH3:12][O:13][C:14]1[CH:15]=[CH:16][C:17]([C:20]2[N:21]=[C:22]([S:33]([C:34]3[CH:39]=[CH:38][C:37]([C:40]([F:42])([F:43])[F:41])=[CH:36][CH:35]=3)=[O:9])[NH:23][C:24]=2[C:25]2[CH:26]=[CH:27][C:28]([O:31][CH3:32])=[CH:29][CH:30]=2)=[CH:18][CH:19]=1Participants
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Procedure
A solution of 2.164 g of 3-chloroperbenzoic acid (80%) in 150 ml of dichloromethane is added dropwise to a solution of 4.57 g of 4,5-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-(4-trifluoromethylphenylthio)imidazole in 100 ml of dichloromethane. The mixture is agitated for 3 hours at room temperature, the solution is washed with sodium bicarbonate solution, dried over sodium sulfate, and concentrated to dryness under vacuum. The residue is chromatographed on 150 g of silica gel with acetone/hexane, thus producing 3.78 g of 4,5-bis-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-(4-trifluoromethylphenylsulfinyl)imidazole as an amorphous foam.