Toluene → 1-[2-(Cyclohepten-1-yloxy)ethoxymethyl]-5-(3,5-dichlorophenylthio)-4-isopropyl-2-methyl-1H-imidazole

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A solution of the compound 8 (450 mg, 1.20 mmol) and p-toluenesulfonic acid hydrate (20.0 mg, 0.105 mmol) in a mixture of methylene chloride (1 mL) - toluene (0.1 mL) was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in toluene (2 mL), to which was added 1,1-dimethoxycycloheptane (1.51 g, 12.0 mmol). The reaction mixture was heated under reflux over 1 hour and concentrated to a small quantity. A drop of triethylamine was added to the reaction mixture, and the mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. Hexane was added thereto, the mixture was filtered to remove the insoluble matter, and the filtrate was purified by chromatography on an alumina column (eluate: hexane - ethyl acetate (2:1)) to give the compound 10 (275 mg, 47%) as oil. Rf 0.64 (Al2O3 60, Type E, 2:1 hexane -EtOAc).

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