Potassium Carbonate → HCID 18786373, compound

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A mixture of 2-methylimidazole (0.66 g, 8.0 mmol), 4-iodobenzyl bromide (J. Am. Chem. Soc, 1949, 71, 3360) (2.38 g, 8.0 mmol) and potassium carbonate (2.21 g, 16 mmol) in acetonitrile (100 ml) was stirred at reflux for 15 hrs. After cooling, precipitates were filtered off and the filtrate was concentrated to dryness. The residue was partitioned between ether (100 ml) and water (100 ml). The ethereal layer was separated, washed with brine (100 ml), dried (magnesium sulfate) and concentrated. Purification by column chromatography (silica-gel, 50 g; methanol in dichloro-methane, increasing the ratio of methanol from 0% to 5%) yielded the titled compound (1.05 g, 44%).

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