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HRID 1730469Generated: October 25, 2026

Ethyl orthoformate → 5-Methyl-1-[alpha-(o-chlorophenyl)-o-tolyl]imidazole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthyl orthoformateHCID 31214—
Reactant(2-Methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)methanamineHCID 12434663—
Reactant2-[(2-Chlorophenyl)methyl]anilineHCID 13426664—
CatalystTitanium TetrachlorideHCID 24193—
Product5-Methyl-1-[alpha-(o-chlorophenyl)-o-tolyl]imidazoleHCID 21497387—

Reaction Steps

In the manner given in Example 3, α-(o-chlorophenyl)-o-toluidine is reacted with triethyl orthoformate, the resulting oil is heated with 2-methyl-2-(aminomethyl)-1,3-dioxolane, and the resulting product treated with titanium tetrachloride to give 5-methyl-1-[α-(o-chlorophenyl)-o-tolyl]imidazole.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS03992400
Source datasetuspto-grants-1976_11
ORD IDord-cc13805fd1e8428d87430670069f7e86
Source noteuspto-grants-1976_11