Sulfuric Acid → HCID 57781149, compound

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2-{1-[5-(tert-Butyldimethylsilanyloxymethyl)-imidazol-1-yl]-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-propyl}-6-chloro-benzonitrile (0.188 g, 0.616 mmol), prepared in a similar fashion as described in Example 6c is dissolved in 1,4-dioxane (5 mL). Concentrated sulfuric acid (0.130 mL, 2.46 mmol) and water (0.130 mL) are added and the mixture is stirred at reflux for 16 h. After cooling down, the mixture is basified to pH 10 using solid sodium bicarbonate and is then diluted with water and extracted with ethyl acetate twice. The combined organic phase is dried over Na2SO4 and concentration in vacuo. The residue obtained is purified by silica gel chromatography (dichloromethane-methanol, 9:1) to give 8-chloro-4-(5-hydroxymethyl-imidazol-1-yl)-3,3-dimethyl-isochroman-1-one; HRMS (ESI) m/z 307.0845 [(M+H)+: Calcd for C15H16N2O3Cl: 307.0849]; 1H NMR (400 MHz, MeOD) δ ppm 1.30 (s, 3 H), 1.56 (s, 3 H), 4.77 (d, J=13.6 Hz, 1 H), 4.83 (d, J=13.6 Hz, 1 H), 5.77 (s, 1 H), 7.02 (s, 1 H), 7.35 (s, 1 H), 7.55 (br. d, J=7.3 Hz, 1 H), 7.68 (dd, J=8.0, 7.3 Hz, 1 H), 7.72 (dd, J=8.0, 1.5 Hz, 1 H).

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