Ethylenediamine → 2-(3-(4-Nitrophenyl)propyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole

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The mixture of 4-(4-Nitrophenyl)butanal (64) (0.28 g, 1.45 mmol) and ethylene diamine (0.1 mL, 1.59 mmol) in dry dichloromethane (10 mL) was stirred at 0° C. for 30 min under argon. NBS (0.26 g, 1.59 mmol) was added to the mixture and the resulting solution was stirred overnight at 21° C. Reaction was quenched by the addition of saturated NaHCO3 solution. The mixture was extracted with dichloromethane. The organic layer was dried over MgSO4, and evaporated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography (ethanol:ethyl acetate:triethylamine, 1:1:0.2) to give 2-(3-(4-Nitrophenyl)propyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole (62) (0.26 g, 76%): 1H NMR δ 8.14 (d, 2H, J=8.7 Hz) 7.35 (d, 2H, J=8.7 Hz) 3.59 (s, 4H), 2.79 (t, 2H, J=7.7 Hz) 2.26 (t, 2H, J=7.4 Hz) 1.96-2.05 (m, 2H).

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