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HRID 1855872Generated: October 30, 2026

Imidazole → Clotrimazole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantImidazoleHCID 795—
ReactantTriphenyl phosphiteHCID 7540—
Reactant(2-Chlorophenyl)diphenylmethanolHCID 298659—
SolventMethyl Isobutyl KetoneHCID 7909—
ProductClotrimazoleHCID 281277.9%

Reaction Conditions

Temperature100 °C

Reaction Steps

A mixture of methyl isobutyl ketone (150 ml), triphenyl phosphite (24.8 g), imidazole (10.9 g) and o-chlorophenyldiphenylmethanol (29.5 g) obtained in Example 1 (A) was heated at 100° C. for 5 hours. The reaction mixture was treated in the same manner as in Example 4 to give 26.9 g of 1-(o-chlorophenyldiphenylmethyl)imidazole. Yield, 78%. M.P., 143°-144° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04216333
Source datasetuspto-grants-1980_08
ORD IDord-690f7e33883445efac5801c6eed20d13
Source noteuspto-grants-1980_08