m-Chloroperbenzoic acid → 4,5-Bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-(4-trifluoromethylphenylsulfinyl)imidazole

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A solution of 2.164 g of 3-chloroperbenzoic acid (80%) in 150 ml of dichloromethane is added dropwise to a solution of 4.57 g of 4,5-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-(4-trifluoromethylphenylthio)imidazole in 100 ml of dichloromethane. The mixture is agitated for 3 hours at room temperature, the solution is washed with sodium bicarbonate solution, dried over sodium sulfate, and concentrated to dryness under vacuum. The residue is chromatographed on 150 g of silica gel with acetone/hexane, thus producing 3.78 g of 4,5-bis-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-(4-trifluoromethylphenylsulfinyl)imidazole as an amorphous foam.

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