Imidazole → HCID 13732855, compound

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 4.04 g 3-(2-fluoro-5-nitrophenyl)-benzyl alcohol, 2.23 g imidazole and 2.46 g t-butyldimethylsilylchloride in 100 ml N,N-dimethylformamide was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. The reaction mixture was then partitioned between water and ether. The combined organic extracts were washed three times with water, dried and evaporated yielding the product as a yellow oil (5.9 g, 99% yield) which was purified on silica gel to give a yellow solid of m.p. 44°-45° C. NMR (CDCl3, 250 MHz): 8.4 (dd, 1H), 8.34 (eight line multiplet, 1H), 7.5 (m, 4H), 7.3 (m, 1H), 4.83 (s, 2H), 0.95 (s, 9H), 0.15 (s, 6H).

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