Imidazole → HCID 10270384, compound

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

A solution of 2-chloro-4,5-diphenyl-1-methylimidazole (1.46 g, 5.4 mmol) from Step B in tetrahydrofuran (THF) (20 mL) under nitrogen was cooled to −70° C. in a dry ice/acetone bath. n-Butyl lithium (1.6 N in hexanes, 10.2 mL, 16.3 mmol) was added via syringe. The reaction was allowed to warm to −20° C. for 2 hr. In a separate round-bottomed flask, a solution of benzyl chloroformate (CBZ-Cl) (4.3 mL, 16.3 mmol) in THF (10 mL) was cooled to −20° C. The above imidazole reaction was added via a double-tipped needle to the solution of CBZ-Cl and after 20 min the reaction was allowed to warm to rt for 30 min. The reaction was then quenched into an aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution and was then extracted twice with ethyl acetate. The organic layers were washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated. The residue was purified by flash chromatography (5% methylene chloride and 15% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to afford the title compound.

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