Dichloromethane → N-[alpha-(4-chlorophenyl)benzyl]-3-(imidazol-1-yl)propylamine

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In a similar manner to Example 1, a mixture of 4-chlorobenzophenone (8.0 g) and 1-(3-aminopropyl)imidazole (4.6 g) was heated at 130° C. for 12 hours. The mixture was cooled, dissolved in absolute ethanol (100 ml), treated with sodium borohydride (2.8 g) and the mixture boiled under reflux for 8 hours. The oil obtained after work-up, using dichloromethane as the extracting solvent, was distilled to give N-[α-(4-chlorophenyl)benzyl]-3-(imidazol-1-yl)propylamine, b.p. 240° C. (0.3 mmHg).

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