Sodium Azide → 4-azidomethyl-5-methyl-2-phenyl-1H-imidazole

Participants

Reaction Steps

To a solution of 4-chloromethyl-5-methyl-2-phenyl-1H-imidazole hydrochloride (4.86 g) [CAS 58731-95-6] in DMF (50 ml) was added sodium azide (7.79 g). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 18 h under argon and concentrated without heating under high vacuum. To the residue was added ice/1 molar K2CO3 solution, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic phase washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulphate and concentrated. The residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel using methylene chloride/methanol 2% as eluent to obtain 4-azidomethyl-5-methyl-2-phenyl-1H-imidazole (3.70 g) as a light yellow amorphous powder.

Provenance & Evidence