Acetyl chloride → 1-Acetyl-4-methylimidazole

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A mixture of 50 g (609 mmol) of 4-methylimidazole in 250 ml of toluene was stirred at room temperature under nitrogen and 239 g (304 mmol) of acetyl chloride was added. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5 hours, filtered to remove insolubles and the filtrate concentrated giving 19 g (50%) of 1-acetyl-4-methyl-imidazole as a yellow oil which crystallizes on standing. nmr (CDCl3) (δ): 8.06 (s, 1H); 7.17 (s,1H); 2.57 (s, 3H); 2.23 (s, 3H).

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