Water → HCID 22916451, compound

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Reaction Steps

Boron tribromide (0.7 ml) was added to a suspension of 1-(7-carboxyheptyl)-4,5-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-phenylimidazole (0.7 g) in anhydrous dichloromethane (20 ml ) and the reaction was stirred at room temperature for 1 h. Boron tribromide (0.3 ml) was added and the reaction was stirred at reflux for 2 h and at room temperature for 20 h. Water was carefully added to the cooled reaction mixture and the resulting yellow precipitate was collected. Column chromatography on silica gel eluted with a dichloromethane:methanol gradient and recrystallisation from ethanol and water gave 1-(7-carboxyheptyl)-4,5-bis-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-phenylimidazole (0.44 g, 67%) as a cream solid, m.p 135°-7°; Found C, 3.97; H, 6.38; N, 5.98%; C29H30N2O4 requires: C, 74.02; H, 6.42; N, 5.95%.

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