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HRID 1033906Generated: October 26, 2026

Trifluoroacetic acid → (E)-3-[2-n-Butyl-1-{(4-carbomethoxyphenyl)methyl}-1H-imidazol-5-yl]-2-benzyl-2-propenoic Acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTrifluoroacetic acidHCID 6422—
ReactantMethyl 4-[(2-butyl-5-formyl-1H-imidazol-1-YL)methyl]benzoateHCID 10334966—
ReactantBenzenepropanoic acid, 1,1-dimethylethyl esterHCID 10878309—
Reactant2-n-Butyl-1-(4-carboethoxy-2-chlorobenzyl)imidazole-5-aldehydeHCID 19936789—
Product(E)-3-[2-n-Butyl-1-{(4-carbomethoxyphenyl)methyl}-1H-imidazol-5-yl]-2-benzyl-2-propenoic AcidHCID 67849095—

Reaction Steps

The title compound was prepared using 2-n-butyl-1-[(4-carbomethoxyphenyl)methyl]imidazole-5-aldehyde, prepared by the method described for the preparation of 2-n-butyl-1-[(4-carboethoxy-2-chlorophenyl)methyl]imidazole-5-aldehyde in Example 44, and t-butyl 3-phenylpropanoate by the procedure of Example 27, except, instead of basic hydrolysis, trifluoroacetic acid hydrolysis of the t-butyl ester is employed.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05312828
Source datasetuspto-grants-1994_05
ORD IDord-5d1cc15cf6e944c9be305b34a6e2c374
Source noteuspto-grants-1994_05