Ethyl chloroformate → Ethyl 4,5-di-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-methylimidazole-2-carboxylate

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To a solution of 4,5-di-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-methylimidazole (200 mg, 0.54 mmol) from Step C in THF (5 mL) cooled to −70° C. in a dry ice/acetone bath was added 1.6N n-butyl lithium in hexanes (0.40 mL, 0.65 mmol). The reaction was stirred for 1 hr and then ethyl chloroformate (0.10 mL, 1.1 mmol) was added via syringe. The reaction was allowed to warm to rt for 1 hr and was then quenched with aq. sodium bicarbonate and extracted twice with ethyl acetate. The organic layers were washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate, and evaporated. The residue was purified by Prep TLC (2×1 mm, silica) (25% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to afford the title compound.

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