Methyl iodide → 1,2-dimethyl-1H-imidazole-5-carbaldehyde

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According to Step 1 of Reference Example 8-47, by use of 2-methyl-1H-imidazole-5-carbaldehyde (500 mg, 4.54 mmol) dissolved in N,N-dimethylformamide (7.5 mL), potassium carbonate (1.25 g, 9.08 mmol) and methyl iodide (0.311 mL, 4.99 mmol), the mixture was stirred and reacted at room temperature for 3 hours. Then, purification by preparative thin-layer chromatography (chloroform/methanol=20/1) was performed to give 1,2-dimethyl-1H-imidazole-5-carbaldehyde (125 mg, yield: 22%) and 1,2-dimethyl-1H-imidazole-4-carbaldehyde (12.7 mg, yield: 2%).

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