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Aminoacetaldehyde → 1-(alpha-Phenyl-o-tolyl)imidazole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAminoacetaldehydeHCID 363—
ReactantTrimethyl orthoformateHCID 9005—
Reactant2-BenzylanilineHCID 119805—
CatalystTitanium TetrachlorideHCID 24193—
Solvent1,2-DimethoxyethaneHCID 8071—
Product1-(alpha-Phenyl-o-tolyl)imidazoleHCID 21497358—

Reaction Steps

In the manner given in Preparation 21, α-phenyl-o-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-phenyl-o-tolyl)imidazole.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS03941803
Source datasetuspto-grants-1976_03
ORD IDord-95c6e07595134a3592a956073228a28d
Source noteuspto-grants-1976_03