Triethylsilane → 4-[1-(tert-butyldimethylsilanyloxy)-2-(1-trityl-1H-imidazol-4-ylmethoxy)ethyl]benzonitrile

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A solution of 1.27 mmol of titanium tetrachloride in 1.5 ml of dichloromethane is added to a solution of 2.61 mmol of trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulphonate in 1 ml of dichloromethane at 0° C. The mixture is stirred at room temperature for 4 hours and then cooled to 0° C. A solution of 0.83 mmol of 1-trityl-1H-imidazol-4-ylmethyl (tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)(4-cyanophenyl)acetate and 4.17 mmol of triethylsilane in 2 ml of dichloromethane is added, and the reaction mixture is stirred at room temperature for 20 hours. The reaction mixture is poured into ice-water and extracted with ethyl acetate (2×). The combined organic phases are washed with water and brine, dried with sodium sulphate and evaporated. The title compound is identified from the residue on the basis of the Rf by flash chromatography (SiO2 60 F).

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