Chlorodiphenylmethane → HCID 12798409, compound

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Reaction Steps

1.7 g (0.01 mol) of 1-acetyl-4-methoxycarbonyl-imidazole in 5 cc of acetonitrile and 2 g of benzhydryl-chloride were refluxed for 4 hours, the solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue was stirred with 15 cc of 0.5 N sodium acetate solution to split off the acetyl group. The 1-benzhydryl-5-methoxycarbonyl-imidazole, m.p. 129° C., was recrystallized from chloroform.

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