Potassium Carbonate → 2-cyclopropyl-3-methyl-3H-imidazole-4-carbaldehyde

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To a solution of 2.32 g (12.5 mmol) of N-methyl-cyclopropanecarboxamidine tetrafluoroborate in 4 mL of MeCN were added 2.41 g (12.5 mmol) of 2-bromo-3-isopropoxy-propenal, 5.1 g (37 mmol) of K2CO3, and 0.17 g (0.62 mmol) of 18-crown-6. The mixture was stirred at rt overnight, and then was concentrated and redissolved in EtOAc. Water was added to dissolve the salts, the layers were separated, and the aqueous phase was extracted twice with EtOAc. The combined extracts were washed with a small amount of water and brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered, concentrated, and chromatographed (35-85% EtOAc in hexanes) to provide 646 mg of 2-cyclopropyl-3-methyl-3H-imidazole-4-carbaldehyde as a pale yellow oil.

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