Potassium Carbonate → 3-(4-Methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)aniline

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3-Bromo-5-(trifluoromethyl)aniline (0.2 mL, 1.43 mmol) was stirred in a solvent of dimethylacetamide (10 mL). The reaction solution was added with 4-methyl-1H-imidazole (0.35 g, 4.26 mmol), K2CO3 (0.20 g, 5.23 mmol), Cu (0.022 g, 0.346 mmol) and CuI (0.068 g, 0.115 mmol), and stirred for about 2 days at 140° C. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate, and washed with a saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution and saline. The organic layer thus obtained was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain the title compound (0.23 g, 67%).

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