2-(Chloromethyl)aniline--hydrogen chloride (1/1) → 2-(2-Aminobenzylthio)imidazole

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To a solution of 1.5 g (15 mmol) of 2-mercaptoimidazole in 15 ml of ethanol was added at room temperature 2.66 g (15 mmol) of 2-aminobenzyl chloride hydrochloride. The mixture was then stirred for one hr. at room temperature. The obtained homogeneous solution was placed under reduced pressure at a temperature below 40° C. to distill off the solvent. To the residue were successively added water and saturated aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate to precipitate a crystalline product. The product was collected by filtration, washed twice with water, and dried to give 2.5 g of the desired compound as a pale gray crystalline product, yield 80.9%.

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