Imidazole → 6-methyl-1H-inden-1,2(3H)-dione 2-{O-[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxime}

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To N,N-dimethylformamide (50 ml) were added at room temperature the compound (4.36 g, 24.9 mmol) obtained in step A, imidazole (5.10 g, 74.7 mmol) and tert-butyldimethylsilyl chloride (5.60 g, 37.4 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at 95° C. for 2 hr. After cooling to room temperature, water was added to the reaction solution with stirring and the precipitated solid was filtered, washed with water, and dried under reduced pressure to give the title compound (6.00 g, yield 83%) as a pale-bistered solid.

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