1-(triphenylmethyl)-1H-imidazole-4-carbaldehyde → 4-(1-Dodecenyl)-1-(triphenylmethyl)imidazole

HRID 2380502Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2380502 reaction equation
[Li]CCCC.[Br-].[CH2:7]([P+](C1C=CC=CC=1)(C1C=CC=CC=1)C1C=CC=CC=1)[CH2:8][CH2:9][CH2:10][CH2:11][CH2:12][CH2:13][CH2:14][CH2:15][CH2:16][CH3:17].[C:37]1([C:43]([C:57]2[CH:62]=[CH:61][CH:60]=[CH:59][CH:58]=2)([C:51]2[CH:56]=[CH:55][CH:54]=[CH:53][CH:52]=2)[N:44]2[CH:48]=[C:47]([CH:49]=O)[N:46]=[CH:45]2)[CH:42]=[CH:41][CH:40]=[CH:39][CH:38]=1>C1COCC1>[CH:49]([C:47]1[N:46]=[CH:45][N:44]([C:43]([C:57]2[CH:62]=[CH:61][CH:60]=[CH:59][CH:58]=2)([C:51]2[CH:56]=[CH:55][CH:54]=[CH:53][CH:52]=2)[C:37]2[CH:42]=[CH:41][CH:40]=[CH:39][CH:38]=2)[CH:48]=1)=[CH:17][CH2:16][CH2:15][CH2:14][CH2:13][CH2:12][CH2:11][CH2:10][CH2:9][CH2:8][CH3:7]

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 6182331-(triphenylmethyl)-1H-imidazole-4-carbaldehydeHCID 3085198Triphenylundecylphosphonium bromideHCID 178418339Butyllithium

Product 1

HCID 543816004-(1-Dodecenyl)-1-(triphenylmethyl)imidazoleYield 64%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 8028TetrahydrofuranSolvent2×

Procedure

A solution of n-BuLi (4.1 mL, 6.5 mmol, 1.6M in hexanes) was added dropwise to a suspension of n-undecyl-triphenylphosphonium bromide (3.09 g, 6.2 mmol, obtained from triphenylphosphine and undecylbromide) in 100 mL THF at -78° C. under an atmosphere of N2. The resulting orange solution was stirred for 45 minutes before a solution of 1-(triphenylmethyl)-4-imidazolecarboxaldehyde (2.0 g, 5.9 mmol, Ref: Kelly J. L., Miller C. A., and McLean E. W., J. Med. Chem. 1977; 20: 721) in 75 mL THF was added dropwise. Warmed to room temperature and stirred for 16 hours. Quenched by adding 50 mL saturated NH4Cl solution and concentrating in vacuo. The residue was partitioned between water and dichloromethane. The organic layer was dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated to give a yellow oil. Chromatography (10% EtOAc/hexanes on silica) gave the title compound (1.8 g, 64%) as a clear oil.

Workup

  1. customQuenched
  2. additionby adding 50 mL saturated NH4Cl solution
  3. concentrationconcentrating in vacuo
  4. customThe residue was partitioned between water and dichloromethane
  5. dry with materialThe organic layer was dried over MgSO4
  6. filtrationfiltered
  7. concentrationconcentrated
  8. customto give a yellow oil

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-113106ade4ab4fdc9df75ad3db22414a
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1994_11
Patent number
US05366987

Reaction notes

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