Water → 5-Chloro-3-methyl-2-phenyl-3H-imidazole-4-carbaldehyde

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1 g (4.8 mmol) of 5-chloro-2-phenyl-3H-imidazole-4-carbaldehyde, 0.824 g (5.8 mmol) of methyl iodide and 1.338 g (9.7 mmol) of potassium carbonate in 50 ml of DMF were stirred at room temperature for 4 h. The reaction mixture was poured onto 200 ml of water, the resulting mixture stirred for 1 h, and the product was filtered off with suction and dried. Yield: 820 mg.

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