Acetic Anhydride → HCID 59728108, compound

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Isopropyl-(3-nitro-phenyl)-[3-(2-trimethylsilanyl-ethoxymethyl)-3H-imidazol-4-ylmethyl]-amine (0.055 g, 0.14 mmol) was dissolved in ethanol, palladium on charcoal (20 mg, 10% Pd) was added and the mixture was hydrogenated overnight. The catalyst was filtered off and the solvent was evaporated. The residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate and filtered over silica gel. After evaporation the residue was dissolved in toluene (1.5 ml) and tetrahydrofuran (3 ml), acetic anhydride (0.015 mg, 0.14 mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred overnight. The solvents were evaporated and the residue was partitioned between sodium bicarbonate solution and ethyl acetate. The organic layer was dried over magnesium sulphate and evaporated. The residue was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (5 ml) and tetrabutylammonium fluoride solution (0.3 ml, 1M) in tetrahydrofuran was added. After stirring the mixture at 65° C. overnight the solvent was evaporated and the residue was purified by flash chromatography (column: Isolute® Flash-NH2 from Separtis; eluent: ethyl acetate/methanol=95:5) to yield a white gum, (0.005 g, 34%); MS (ISP): 273.2 ((M+H)+.).

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