Potassium Carbonate → HCID 12811219, compound

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Potassium carbonate is made into a paste by adding a few drops of water to 1.3 g (9.4 mol) of the potassium carbonate. The 2-(3-chlorophenyl)-5-trifluoromethylimidazole is dissolved in 100 ml chloroform and added to the flask containing the paste. 1.5 g of bromine is added and stirred. Thin layer chromatography (TLC) on alumina using 50:50 acetone-hexane clearly differentiates starting material from product. Additional bromine is added until starting material is no longer present (0.1 g). Water is added and the organic phase removed. The layer is washed with sodium bisulfite, brine and dried over sodium sulfate. The organic phase is stripped and the residue taken up in 1:1 ether hexane and filtered through silica gel, the filtrate is concentrated to yield 1.7 g product. M.P. 137°-144° C.

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