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1-[(4-Nitrophenyl)(phenyl)methyl]-1H-imidazole → 4-((1H-Imidazol-1-yl)(phenyl)methyl)aniline

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant1-[(4-Nitrophenyl)(phenyl)methyl]-1H-imidazoleHCID 14174067—
ReactantHCID 178418361HCID 178418361—
CatalystNickelHCID 935—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product4-((1H-Imidazol-1-yl)(phenyl)methyl)anilineHCID 1417406999.1%

Reaction Steps

A solution of 39 parts of intermediate 42, namely 1-[(4-nitrophenyl)phenylmethyl]-1H-imidazole, in 240 parts of ethanol was hydrogenated at 3.105Pa and at room temperature with 20 parts of Raney nickel. After the calculated amount of hydrogen was taken up, the catalyst was filtered off and the filtrate was evaporated, yielding 34.6 parts (99.1%) of 4-[(1H-imidazol-1-yl)phenylmethyl]-benzenamine (interm. 43).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05268380
Source datasetuspto-grants-1993_12
ORD IDord-5fff2741624644cca0839e63868261e3
Source noteuspto-grants-1993_12