Potassium Iodide → 2-{1-[4-(4-Methoxy-phenyl)-butyl]-1H-imidazol-2-yl}-ethanol

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A mixture of 3.65 g (15.0 mmol) 1-(4-bromo-butyl)-4-methoxy-benzene, 2.52 g (22.5 mmol) 2-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)-ethanol, 2.74 g (16.5 mmol) potassium iodide, 0.90 g (22.5 mmol) sodium hydroxide and 15 ml 2-methyl-2-butanol was heated to reflux for 12 h. Solvents were distilled off, the residue dissolved in toluene and washed with water. After drying over Na2SO4 and removal of solvents in vacuo the residue was stirred with 7 ml ethyl acetate, isolated by filtration, washed with ethyl acetate and dried. Yield 2.41 g (59%).

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