Water → HCID 19955574, compound

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A solution of 4-(bromomethyl)-2'-iodobiphenyl (9.23 g; preparable as described in Example 2(b)) in dry dimethylformamide (50 ml) was added to a stirring mixture of 2-butyl-4-chloro-1H-imidazole-5-carboxaldehyde (preparable as described in Drugs of the Future (1991), Vol. 16, p 305), anhydrous potassium carbonate (6.9 g) and dry dimethylformamide (100 ml), at ambient temperature. Stirring was continued at ambient temperature for 24 hours. Water (200 ml) was added and the resulting mixture was extracted with diethyl ether (500 ml then 200 ml). The combined extracts were washed with water (2×100 ml) and dried over magnesium sulphate. The organic solvent was evaporated and the residual orange oil was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (eluting with 5% then 30% ethyl acetate in petroleum ether (b.p. 60°-80° C.)) to give the intermediate compound 2-butyl-4-chloro-1-(2'-iodobiphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-1H-imidazol-5-carboxaldehyde as a yellow oil (8.06 g).

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