Acetic Acid → HCID 20378262, compound

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A mixture of 1.76 g (5 mmole) 4,5-diphenyl-2-(1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethylthio)imidazole, 1.1 g (10 mmole) of ethyl chloroformate in 10 ml pyridine was stirred at RT overnight. TLC showed some starting material, so another 0.6 g (5 mmole) of ethyl chloroformate was added and stirring was continued another 24 hours. The mixture was poured into water, neutralized with acetic acid and extracted three times with ether. The ether extracts were backwashed three times with water, then dried and concentrated. The last traces of pyridine were removed by pumping at 50° (0.5 mm). The residue was chromatographed on 150 g SilicAR CC-7, eluting with toluene to give, after recrystallization from hexane, 1.05 g (55%) of white product, mp 126.5°-127°.

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