Formic Acid → HCID 178487492, compound

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(6-Methoxynaphthalen-2-yl)-(1-trityl-1H-imidazol-4-yl)ketone (15.0 g) was dissolved in THF (80 ml). To the solution was added 90% formic acid (20 ml), and the mixture was stirred at 50° C. for 2 h. After removal of the solvents by evaporation, 1N-hydrochloric acid (60 ml) was added and the precipitate was filtered off. The filtrate was washed with ether, and neutralized with potassium carbonate. The resulting precipitate was collected by filtration, dried under reduced pressure to give the titled compound (7.54 g) as a colorless solid.

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