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HRID 2093673Generated: October 26, 2026

Potassium Carbonate → 2-(4-(methylthio)phenyl)-1H-imidazole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPotassium CarbonateHCID 11430—
Reactant2-(4-(methylthio)phenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazoleHCID 44269106—
SolventDimethyl SulfoxideHCID 679—
Product2-(4-(methylthio)phenyl)-1H-imidazoleHCID 22167367—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature70 °C

Reaction Steps

To a solution of 2-(4-(methylthio)phenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole (2-Im-1, 9.6 g, 1.0 eq) in 100 mL of DMSO, DIB (1.1 eq) and K2CO3 (1.1 eq) were added. The mixture was heated to 70° C. overnight, then extracted with EtOAc and the organic layer was concentrated to provide 2-(4-(methylthio)phenyl)-1H-imidazole (compound 3-Im-1).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08445503B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_05
ORD IDord-11c8d9ac71ae4dca8c4aedb2a07418fe
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_05