Imidazole → 1-(3-methoxy-benzyl)-1H-imidazole
Reaction equation
[NH:1]1[CH:5]=[CH:4][N:3]=[CH:2]1.C([O-])([O-])=O.[Cs+].[Cs+].[CH3:12][O:13][C:14]1[CH:15]=[C:16]([CH:19]=[CH:20][CH:21]=1)[CH2:17]Br>>[CH3:12][O:13][C:14]1[CH:15]=[C:16]([CH:19]=[CH:20][CH:21]=1)[CH2:17][N:1]1[CH:5]=[CH:4][N:3]=[CH:2]1Participants
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Conditions
- Temperature
- 5 °C
Procedure
To a solution of imidazole (1.00 g, 14.69 mmol, 1 equivalent) and Cs2CO3 (5.93 g, 1.2 equivalents) was added 3-methoxybenzyl bromide (3.24 g, 1.1 equiv.) dropwise at 5° C. The mixture was stirred for 1.5 h at 5° C., filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 1-(3-methoxy-benzyl)-1H-imidazole (2.30 g) as a pale yellow oil was directly used in the next step without further purification.