Water → 5-Cyano-2-(2,6-dichloro-4-trifluoromethylphenyl)imidazole

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A solution of 5-cyano-2-(2,6-dichloro-4-trifluoromethylphenyl)imidazole-4-carboxylic acid (7.09 g, 0.02 mol) in diethyleneglycol (70 ml) was stirred and heated at 170° C. in an atmosphere of nitrogen for 36 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and water (150 ml) was added. The reaction mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (2×100 ml), washed with water (50 ml), dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and evaporated to dryness. The solid residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel eluting with a mixture of ethyl acetate and petroleum ether (b.p. 60°-80° C.)(1:1) and recrystallised from a mixture of ethyl acetate and petroleum ether (b.p. 60°-80° C.) to give 5-cyano-2-(2,6-dichloro-4-trifluoromethylphenyl)imidazole (2.15 g) as a white solid m.p. 210°-212° C.

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