3-Pyridinemethanol → 1H-Imidazole-1-carboxylic acid, 3-pyridinylmethyl ester

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A solution of (pyridin-3-yl)methanol (2 g, 18.32 mmol) and di(1H-imidazol-1-yl)methanone (5.94 g, 36.65 mmol) in 20 mL CH2Cl2 was heated overnight at 50° C. The reaction was quenched with water, extracted twice with CH2Cl2, dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated. Purification via silica gel chromatography using 10-70% EtOAc in CH2Cl2 gave (pyridin-3-yl)methyl 1H-imidazole-1-carboxylate (3.1 g, 84%). LC/MS: m/z 204.1 (M+H)+ at 0.39 min (10%-99% CH3CN (0.035% TFA)/H2O (0.05% TFA)). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) d 8.74 (d, J=1.9 Hz, 1H), 8.68 (dd, J=4.8, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 8.16 (s, 1H), 7.81 (m, 1H), 7.44 (s, 1H), 7.38 (m, 1H), 7.09 (s, 1H), 5.46 (s, 2H) ppm.

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