2-Methoxyethanol → HCID 22273536, compound

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A solution of 2-methoxyethyl triflate (prepared on a 6 mmole scale from 2-methoxyethanol and trifluoromethanesulphonic anhydride by the method published in Synthesis 1982 85) in DCM (20 ml) was added dropwise to a solution of 1-(triphenylmethyl)-2-methyl-4-acetylimidazole (Method 34; 1.5 g, 4 mmol) in DCM (5 ml) and the mixture was stirred for 40 hours at ambient temperature. The volatiles were removed by evaporation to give a solid (2.4 g) which was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel eluting with DCM/MeOH (100:0 increasing in polarity to 95:5) to yield the title compound (660 mg, 88%) as a solid NMR (CDCl3) 1.31 (s, 3H), 1.49 (s, 3H), 2.02 (s, 3H), 2.43 (m, 2H), 3.31 (m, 2H), 6.87 (s, 1H); m/z 183.

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