1-Chloro-4-nitrobenzene → 2-[(4-Nitrophenyl)thio]-1H-imidazole

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Reaction Steps

Acetonitrile (100 ml) suspension of 2-mercaptoimidazole (5.0 g) and 4-chloronitrobenzene (8.7 g), potassium carbonate (8.3 g) was stirred under refluxing for 1 day. The reaction mixture was poured into ice-water. The deposited solid matters were collected by filtration, washed with water and diethyl ether. The thus obtained solids were dried, there was obtained 2-(4-nitrophenylthio)imidazole (9.5 g, yield: 86%) as yellow powdery product.

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