Imidazole → 2-(2,4-dichlorobenzyloxy)-alpha-(1-imidazolyl)benzaldehyde O-methyloxime

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Imidazole (2.04 g) was dissolved in DMF (30 ml), and 60% sodium hydride (1.20 g) was added. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 10 minutes, then α-chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorobenzyloxy)benzaldehyde O-methyloxime (5.17 g) was added, and the mixture was stirred at 120° C. for 2 hours. After completion of the reaction, ether (200 ml) was added, and the mixture was washed with brine (200 ml) twice, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting crude product was purified by silica gel chromatography and recrystallized from ethyl acetate/n-hexane to give 2-(2,4-dichlorobenzyloxy)-α-(1-imidazolyl)benzaldehyde O-methyloxime (2.74 g) as colorless crystals. mp. 122°-123° C.

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