Formaldehyde → HCID 67447090, compound

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To a stirred solution of 4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazole (10 g, 62 mmol) in 95% ethanol (25 mL) was added aqueous formaldehyde solution (37%, 9 mL) slowly. The reaction mixture was stirred at RT for 1 hr before water (25 mL) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at RT for an additional 3 hr. The solid that separated from solution out was filtered, washed with aqueous ethanol solution, and dried to give (4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-1-yl)methanol (11.4 g, 59 mmol, 96% yield) as a solid. MS found: (M+H—CH2O)+=163.1.

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