Ethyl chloroformate → HCID 19002976, compound

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To a solution of 500 mg of 4-ethyl-2-methyl-5-phenylthioimidazole 2 (2.3 mmol) obtained in Example 1 (2) in 5 ml of dry dimethylformamide is added 140 mg of 60% oil suspension of sodium hydride (3.5 mmol) under ice cooling. Five minutes later, 330 mg of ethoxycarbonyl chloride (3.5 mmol) is added to the mixture, which is stirred for 15 minutes. The reaction mixture is poured onto ice water and extracted with ethyl ether. The extract is washed with water, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and the filtrate is concentrated. The residue is chromatographed on a column of silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/n-hexane (2:1) to give 410 mg of the desired product I-2 as an oil. Yield, 65%.

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