Imidazole → 1-(5-chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)-2-(1H-1-imidazolyl)-1-ethanone

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Imidazole (17.9 g, 0.26 mol) was added to a solution of 2-bromo-1-(5-chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)-1-ethanone [compound (4-1)] (21.8 g, 87.7 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (50 mL), and the resultant mixture was stirred for 17 hours at room temperature. The reaction mixture was added to ice-water, followed by extraction with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water, and dried over magnesium sulfate. Subsequently, the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The residue was purified through silica gel column chromatography, followed by drying under reduced pressure, to thereby yield 1-(5-chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)-2-(1H-1-imidazolyl)-1-ethanone as colorless crystals (17.1 g, yield: 82.4%).

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