Sodium Thiosulfate → HCID 19002956, compound

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To a solution of 1 g of 1-benzyloxymethyl-4-isopropyl-2-methyl-5-phenylthio-imidazole (2.8 mmol) in 40 ml of methylene chloride is added 1.84 g of m-chloroperbenzoic acid (10.7 mmol) under ice cooling, and the resultant mixture is stirred at room temperature. Six hours later, the reaction mixture is mixed with aqueous sodium thiosulfate and aqueous sodium hydrogenecarbonate and extracted with methylene chloride. The extract is washed with water, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The residue is chromatographed on a column of silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/n-hexane (1:1) to give 580 mg of the objective 1-benzyloxymethyl-4-isopropyl-2-methyl-5-phenylsulfonyl-imidazole as crystals melting at mp. 116°-117° C. Yield, 53%.

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