1,1,3,3-Tetramethylguanidine → HCID 178440051, compound

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A solution of 1-bromo-3-methyl-3-(3-nitro-phenyl)-butan-2-one (2.28 g, 8.0 mmol), isobutyramidine hydrochloride (3.58 g, 23.7 mmol) and 1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidine (2.4 mL, 19.1 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) was heated at reflux for 24 h. The mixture was diluted with water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic phase was dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated to afford 2-isopropyl-4-[1-methyl-1-(3-nitro-phenyl)-ethyl]-1H-imidazole (0.65 g, 30%) as a cream-coloured solid.

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