Trifluoroacetic acid → HCID 178436273, compound

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Prepared in analogy to Example 57(e) from rac-(2-chloro-6-ethyl-phenyl)-(1-trityl-1H-imidazol-4-yl)-methanol, triethylsilane and trifluoroacetic acid in dichloromethane at room temperature, with the title compound being obtained as a by-product resulting from deprotection of trityl group without concomitant reduction of the benzylic alcohol moiety. Yellow oil. MS (ISP): 238.9 ([{37Cl}M+H]+), 236.8 ([{35Cl}M+H]+).

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