Imidazole → 4-{[tert-Butyl(diphenyl)silyl]oxy}cyclohexane-1-carbonitrile

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To a solution maintained at 10° C., under nitrogen, of 11 g (87.8 mmoles) of 4-hydroxycyclohexanecarbonitrile (prepared according to Praefcke K. and Schmidt D., Z. Naturforsch (1980) 35b, 1451-4) in 50 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide, there is added dropwise 26.6 g (96.8 mmoles) of 1,1-dimethylethyldiphenylsilyl chloride, then by portions, 13.1 g (190 mmoles) of imidazole. Stirring is continued at room temperature during 3 days, before pouring the reaction mixture in water saturated with NaCl. The product is extracted with a hexane-ether (1:1) mixture. The organic phase is washed with a N HCl solution, then with water saturated with NaCl, before drying and concentration. The residue is purified by chromatography on a column of silica in dichloromethane to give 26.5 g (yield=85.9%) of a colorless thick oil.

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