Imidazole → 1H-Imidazole, 1-[2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl]-

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Imidazole 1 g (0.015 mol) was dissolved in dry DMF 50 mL under argon atmosphere. After a NaH mineral oil dispersion (60%) 0.68 g (0.017 mol) was added, the mixture was heated at 80° C. for 70 min. After cooling to room temperature, 1-Bromo-2-(2-methoxyethoxy)-ethane (1), 2.75 g (0.015 mol), was added, then stirred overnight. The reaction was poured into water, extracted by CHCl3, washed by water, dried over Na2SO4, then dried (Rotavap) until an oily residue remained. The crude product was purified with silica gel flash column chromatography with an eluant of CHCl3: CH3OH=20:1. 1.69 g (70% yield) of the product (2) was obtained as a colorless oil. As an alternative to column chromatography, product (2) is purified by vacuum distillation.

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