2-Methylimidazole → 2-Ethoxycarbonyl-1-(2-methyl-1-imidazolyl)methyl-7-trifluoromethylimidazo[1,2-a]quinoxalin-4(5H)-one

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A suspension of 1-bromomethyl-2-ethoxycarbonyl-7-trifluoromethylimidazo[1,2-a]quinoxalin-4(5H)-one (Example 3) (4.18 g, 10.0 mmol) and 2-methylimidazole (1.8 g, 22.0 mmol) in acetonitrile (200 ml) was stirred at 80° C. for 4 h. The solvent was evaporated in vacuo and the residue submitted to flash chromatography on silica gel 60 eluting with dichloromethane/methanol (19:1). The purified product was washed with water to give 2.6 g (62%) of the title compound. M.p. >250° C.

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