1-[2-(1-Adamantyl)ethyl]-2-n-butyl-5-hydroxymethyl-imidazole → 1-[2-(1-Adamantyl)ethyl]-2-n-butyl-imidazol-5-carboxaldehyde

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The above prepared compound (5.4 g) was stirred at room temperature with potassium hydroxide (5.2 g) in ethanol (200 ml) for one hour. The mixture was concentrated, poured into water, stirred and filtered to give 1-[2-(1-adamantyl)ethyl]-2-n-butyl-5-hydroxymethyl-imidazole. The hydroxymethyl group was oxidized by refluxing the imidazole compound (51.1 g) with manganese dioxide (20.3 g) in toluene (200 ml) to give 1-[2-(1-adamantyl)ethyl]-2-n-butyl-imidazol-5-carboxaldehyde.

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