Trityl chloride → 2-methyl-1-trityl-1H-imidazole-4-carbaldehyde

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Triethylamine (5.1 mL, 36.3 mmol) followed by trityl chloride (7.6 g, 27.2 mmol) were added to an ambient temperature solution of 2-methyl-1H-imidazole-4-carboxaldehyde (2 g, 18.2 mmol) in methylene chloride (20 mL). After stirring at ambient temperature overnight, the reaction was diluted with methylene chloride and washed with water and brine, dried (sodium sulfate) and concentrated in vacuo. Chromatography over silica eluting with 30-70% ethyl acetate/hexane afforded 2-methyl-1-trityl-1H-imidazole-4-carboxaldehyde.

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