1-Methylimidazole → 1-Methyl-2-(tributylstannyl)-1H-imidazole

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n-BuLi (7.6 mL, 18.9 mmol) was added dropwise at −10° C. under nitrogen atmosphere over a period of 30 minutes to an anhydrous tetrahydrofuran solution (20 mL) of 1-methyl-1H-imidazole (1.6 mL, 18.8 mmol), and the mixture was stirred for 2.5 hours. Next, a tetrahydrofuran solution (12 mL) of Bu3SnCl (5.1 mL, 18.8 mmol) was added dropwise over a period of one hour at −78° C., and then the mixture was raised to room temperature and stirred overnight. The title compound (5.48 g, 79%) was obtained by vacuum distillation (140-142° C., 0.5 mmHg).

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