Potassium Carbonate → HCID 19430487, compound

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4-Ethyl-2-propyl-1H-imidazole-5-carboxaldehyde (6.32 g, 38.0 mmol), potassium carbonate (10.57 g, 76.5 mmol), and 2-fluoro-4-iodobenzyl bromide (13.90 g of 86%, 38.0 mmol) were added together with 50 mL of DMF. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight under N2. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was partitioned between EtOAc and H2O. The two layers were separated. The aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc. The combined organic mixture was washed with H2O and brine, dried over MgSO4 and concentrated. The crude product mixture was purified by flash chromatography (silica gel, 30-50% EtOAc/hexane) to yield 10.63 g orange oil (70%). MS m/e 401.0, [M+H]+ ; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 0.95 (t, 3H, CH3), 1.32 (t, 3H, CH3), 1.70 (m, 2H, CH2), 2.60 (m, 2H, CH2), 2.82 (q, 2H, CH2), 5.52 (s, 2H, CH2Ar), 6.42 (t, 1H, ArH), 7.38 (d, 1H, ArH), 7.42 (d, 1H, ArH), 9.73 (s, 1H, CHO). ##STR62##

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