Propargyl bromide → HCID 12114205, compound

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2-(1H-Imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-1-yl)-1-ethanol (28.5 g, 0.133 mol) was added in portions over a period of 1 hour to a mixture of sodium hydroxide (240 mL of 50%), dichloromethane (240 mL), propargyl bromide (39.6 g of 80%, 0.266 mol) and benzyltrimethylammonium chloride (2.46 g, 0.013 mmol). The resulting reaction mixture was allowed to stir at ambient temperature for 16 hours. The layers were separated. The aqueous fraction was extracted with additional dichloromethane. The organic fractions were combined, washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate and then concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was combined with diethyl ether and the mixture was allowed to stir. An orange solid was isolated by filtration. This material was recrystallized from ethyl acetate to provide 19.8 g of 2-(1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-1-yl)ethyl (2-propynyl) ether as a yellow crystalline solid, m.p. 124-126° C.

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