Triethylamine → ethyl 2-(1-(4-cyanonaphthalen-1-yl)-1H-imidazol-2-ylthio)-2,2-difluoroacetate

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Triethylamine (1.1 eq), followed by ethyl 2-bromo-2,2-difluoroacetate (1.05 eq) were added to a stirring slurry of 4-(2-mercapto-1H-imidazol-1-yl)-1-naphthonitrile (prepared as described herein, 1 eq) in dichloromethane and stirring continued for 3 h. The mixture was washed with aqueous HCl solution (0.2M), 50% saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. Hexanes were added and the mixture concentrated to provide ethyl 2-(1-(4-cyanonaphthalen-1-yl)-1H-imidazol-2-ylthio)-2,2-difluoroacetate.

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