Dimethylformamide → 2,5-Dibromo-1-methoxymethyl-4-nitroimidazole

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Under an ice-cooling condition, sodium hydride (3.56 g) was added to a N,N-dimethylformamide (100 ml) solution of 2,5-dibromo-4-nitroimidazole (20.08 g). 10 minutes later, being added dropwise chloromethylmethyl ether (6.75 ml) thereto at 10 to 15° C., then the reaction mixture was turned back to a room temperature. After being stirred this reaction mixture for 5 hours, under an ice-cooling condition, sodium hydride (0.30 g) and chloromethylmethyl ether (0.56 ml) were added, further stirred at a room temperature for 1 hour. Then the reaction mixture was ice-cooled, water was added and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with an aqueous solution being saturated with sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, then concentrated under a reduced pressure. Thus obtained crude crystals were washed with diisopropyl ether, and dried at 50° C. for 24 hours, there was obtained 2,5-dibromo-1-methoxymethyl-4-nitroimidazole (19.68 g, yield: 84.3%) as yellow powder product.

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