Diisopropylethylamine → N-(3-bromo-2-methylphenyl)-1H-imidazole-2-carboxamide

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Reaction Steps

Step 1 A solution of 3-bromo-2-methylaniline (0.63 g, 3.39 mmol), 1H-imidazole-2-carboxylic acid (0.455 g, 4.06 mmol), HOAT (0.830 g, 6.10 mmol), and EDC (1.298 g, 6.77 mmol) in 2:1 DCM-THF (100 mL) was treated with DIEA (1.774 mL, 10.16 mmol) and stirred at rt overnight. Additional 1H-imidazole-2-carboxylic acid (0.6 eq, 0.228 g), EDC (0.64 g), HOAT (0.41 g), and DIEA (0.8 mL) were added and the mixture was stirred at rt for 6 days. The mixture was partitioned between NaHCO3 (aq) and DCM, and the organic phase was washed with brine, dried and concentrated. The residue was purified by column chromatography (eluting with a gradient from DCM to 94:6 DCM-methanol) to provide N-(3-bromo-2-methylphenyl)-1H-imidazole-2-carboxamide as a solid (80% purity, 0.76 g, 64%). Mass spectrum m/z 280, 282 (M+H)+.

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