Ethanol → HCID 178440079, compound

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3.0 grams of 4-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-2-propylimidazole-5-carboxylic acid (formula III) from Example 4, 30 ml of ethanol, and 0.3 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid were added into 100 ml three-necked flask, and refluxed until the reaction completed. The reaction mixture was then allowed to cool to ambient temperature, the solvent was evaporated, 30 ml of ethyl acetate and 30 ml of water were added, and the mixture was adjusted to basic using sodium bicarbonate. The organic layer was separated and the aqueous layer was further extracted with 10 ml×3 of ethyl acetate. The organic portion was washed once with saturated saline solution, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and filtered, the solvent was evaporated to give 2.5 grams of ethyl 4-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-2-propyl-imidazole-5-carboxylate, resulting in a yield of 74%.

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