1H-Imidazole-5-carboxaldehyde, 2-butyl-1-[(2-chlorophenyl)methyl]- → 2-n-butyl-1-(2-chlorophenyl)methyl-5-(a-hydroxy) ethyl-1H-imidazole

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Reaction equation

[CH2:1]([C:5]1[N:6]([CH2:12][C:13]2[CH:18]=[CH:17][CH:16]=[CH:15][C:14]=2[Cl:19])[C:7]([CH:10]=[O:11])=[CH:8][N:9]=1)[CH2:2][CH2:3][CH3:4].[CH3:20][Li]>O1CCCC1>[CH2:1]([C:5]1[N:6]([CH2:12][C:13]2[CH:18]=[CH:17][CH:16]=[CH:15][C:14]=2[Cl:19])[C:7]([CH:10]([OH:11])[CH3:20])=[CH:8][N:9]=1)[CH2:2][CH2:3][CH3:4]

Participants

Conditions

Temperature: -78 °C

Procedure

A solution of 2-n-butyl-1-(2-chlorophenyl)methyl-1H-imidazole-5-carboxaldehyde (1.1 g, 3.97 mmol) was dissolved in dry tetrahydrofuran (15 mL), cooled to -78° C. under argon, and a solution of methyl lithium (3.64 mL of 1.2M in diethyl ether, 4.57 mmol) was added dropwise. The mixture was stirred for 1.5 hours, quenched with ammonium chloride solution, warmed to ambient temperature and extracted with ethyl acetate. The washed, dried, concentrated product was flash chromatographed over silica gel with ethyl acetate to provide 1.07 g (92%) of 2-n-butyl-1-(2-chlorophenyl)methyl-5-(a-hydroxy)ethyl-1H-imidazole.

Workup

customquenched with ammonium chloride solution
temperaturewarmed to ambient temperature
extractionextracted with ethyl acetate
customThe washed, dried
customchromatographed over silica gel with ethyl acetate

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-5c186530f7c84a939702d4036b220c3e
Source dataset: uspto-grants-1995_08
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US05444080

Reaction notes

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