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HRID 1855877Generated: November 2, 2026

Imidazole → Clotrimazole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantImidazoleHCID 795—
ReactantTriphenyl phosphiteHCID 7540—
Reactant(2-Chlorophenyl)diphenylmethanolHCID 298659—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
ProductClotrimazoleHCID 281281.2%

Reaction Steps

A mixture of toluene (20 ml), triphenyl phosphite (2.07 g, 6.7 mmole), imidazole (1.09 g, 16 mmole) and o-chlorophenyldiphenylmethanol (2.95 g, 10 mmole) obtained in Example 1 (B) was refluxed for 4 hours. The reaction mixture was treated in the same manner as in Example 3 to give 2.80 g of 1-(o-chlorophenyldiphenylmethyl)imidazole. Yield, 81%. M.P., 142°-143° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04216333
Source datasetuspto-grants-1980_08
ORD IDord-31a2c723676a433aa00f0e259134e0ae
Source noteuspto-grants-1980_08