O-Xylene → HCID 178443375, compound

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A solution of 1,4,5-triphenyl-3-(6-bromoheptyl)-imidazol-2-one (1.43 g) and triethyl phosphite (2.49 g) in xylene (8 ml) was heated at reflux temperature for 65 hours. The solution was evaporated to an oil and chromatographed on silica gel (ethyl acetate/ethanol). The resulting oil was taken up in diethyl ether, filtered and evaporated to the titled compound as a dear oil (1.15 g; 72%) Found: C, 69.67; H, 7.13; N, 5.43%; C31H37N2O4P; Requires: C, 69.91; H, 7.00; N, 5.26%.

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