Diethyl Ether → 2-(4-Chlorophenyl)-5-[2-(1-methyl-5-nitroimidazol-2-yl)-vinyl]-1,3,4-thiadiazole

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21 g of 2-methyl-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazole and 22.8 g of 1-methyl-5-nitroimidazol-2-carboxaldehyde are heated with 0.5 g of ZnCl2 in a mixture of 100 ml of acetic acid and 50 ml acetic anhydride for 5 hours at reflux temperature. After cooling, ether is added to the reaction mixture, and the precipitated solid is washed with water and recrystallized from dimethylformamide. 27.5 g of product of obtained, corresponding to 77% of the theory. The compound melts at 268° C.

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