Ethanol → 2-Amino-1-trityl-imidazole

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To 3 (44.64 g, 117 mmol) was added reagent grade ethanol (1200 mL), glacial acetic acid (20.65 mL) and hydrazine (26 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred at 50° C. for 5 hrs. Solvent was removed and to the crude product was added methylene chloride (1,500 ml) and 1 N sodium hydroxide (67 ml) with stirring at room temperature for 15 minutes. The two resulting layers were separated and the organic layer was washed with brine (2×300 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and solvent removed in vacuo to obtain 1-trityl-2-aminoimidazole, 4 (37.2 g, 97%). M.p. 196-199° C.

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