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HRID 267285Generated: October 26, 2026

Aminoacetaldehyde → 1-[alpha-(o-Chlorophenyl)-o-tolyl]imidazole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAminoacetaldehydeHCID 363—
ReactantTrimethyl orthoformateHCID 9005—
Reactant2-[(2-Chlorophenyl)methyl]anilineHCID 13426664—
CatalystTitanium TetrachlorideHCID 24193—
Solvent1,2-DimethoxyethaneHCID 8071—
Product1-[alpha-(o-Chlorophenyl)-o-tolyl]imidazoleHCID 21497409—

Reaction Steps

In the manner given in Example 1, α-(0-chlorophenyl)-0-toluidine is reacted first with trimethyl orthoformate; the resulting product is reacted with aminoacetaldehyde, dimethyl acetal, and the resulting product of this reaction is heated with titanium tetrachloride in monoglyme to give 1-[α-(0-chlorophenyl)-0-tolyl]imidazole.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS03941802
Source datasetuspto-grants-1976_03
ORD IDord-f06bfcfd0f2d436682cbfdbb504b6f16
Source noteuspto-grants-1976_03