Imidazole → HCID 58436540, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a mixture of (2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-2-[4-chloro-3-(4-ethoxy-benzyl)-phenyl]-6-hydroxymethyl-tetrahydro-pyran-3,4,5-triol (500 mg, 0.98 mmole) (prepared according to procedure as described in J. Med. Chem. 2008; 51 (5); 1145-1149), PPh3 (3.0 g, 7.3 mmole) and imidazole (650 mg, 9.5 mmole) in 50 mL of dichloromethane (DCM) was added iodine (2.4 g, 9.5 mmole) at 0° C. and refluxed for 18 hrs. The reaction mixture was diluted with water (50 mL) and extracted with dichloromethane (2×200 mL). The crude product obtained after the removal of solvent was purified using silica gel column chromatography (0.5% methanol in DCM) to furnish 3.5 g of (2S,3R,4R,5S,6S)-2-[4-chloro-3-(4-ethoxy-benzyl)-phenyl]-6-iodomethyl-tetrahydro-pyran-3,4,5-triol.

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