Hydrogen Peroxide → 5-(2-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)propan-2-yl)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazole

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To a suspension of 5-(2-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)propan-2-yl)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazole-2-thiol (737 mg, 1.9 mmol) in DCM (4 mL) at 0° C. was added a solution of 0.6 mL H2O2 (35% wt.) in HOAc (2 mL). After stirring 40 min, the mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature. After stirring 6 h, the reaction mixture was neutralized to pH 9 using 2N NaOH and was extracted with DCM. The combined extracts were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated in vacuo. The crude material was purified by chromatography (silica, 0-95% EtOAc/Hex) to give 5-(2-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)propan-2-yl)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazole as a white solid (455 mg, 69% yield).

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