Trityl chloride → HCID 22273507, compound

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Triphenylmethyl chloride (24.5 g, 88 mmol) in DMF (100 ml) was added dropwise over 1 hr to a solution of 2-methyl-4-(2-hydroxyethyl)imidazole (10 g, 80 mmol) and triethylamine in DMF (100 ml). The reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 18 hours and then the volatiles were removed by evaporation. The resultant solid was triturated with water (3×500 ml) and ether (200 ml), collected by filtration and dried under vacuum at 60° C. to give the title compound (23.7 g, 80%) as a pale yellow solid. NMR 1.43 (d, 3H), 1.62 (s, 3H), 2.53 (s, 1H), 4.80 (q, 1H), 6.59 (s, 1H), 7.13 (m, 6H), 7.37 (m, 9H); m/z 369.

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