1-Naphthalenemethanamine → HCID 178470175, compound

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Ethyl 2-hydroxyimino-3-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-3-oxopropionate (15.0 g) and 1-aminomethylnaphthalene (9.6 g) were reacted and treated in the same manner as in Starting Material Synthetic Example 1 to give ethyl 2-(1-naphthyl)-5-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)imidazole-4-carboxylate (6.4 g). 5.0 g therefrom was dissolved in ethyl alcohol (100 ml) and 1 M sodium hydroxide solution (30 ml) was added. The mixture was reacted and treated in the same manner as in Starting Material Synthetic Example 2 to give 2-(1-naphthyl)-5-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)imidazole-4-carboxyic acid (3.4 g), melting point 166° C. (decomposition).

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