Acetonitrile → HCID 178441581, compound

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 3-(2-bromoacetyl)benzonitrile (500 mg, 2.23 mmol), tert-butylcarbamidine hydrochloride (610 mg, 4.46 mmol), potassium carbonate (770 mg, 5.58 mmol), and acetonitrile (10 mL) was refluxed for 1 hour. After the reaction was completed, the mixture was left to cool to room temperature. Then, water was added thereto, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. Then, the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to give 3-(2-tert-butyl-1H-imidazol-4-yl)benzonitrile (500 mg, 2.22 mmol, yield: 99%).

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