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HRID 370647Generated: October 25, 2026

Imidazole → 1-[2-(2-Naphthyl)ethyl]imidazole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantImidazoleHCID 795—
Reactant2-(2-Bromoethyl)naphthaleneHCID 228270—
ReactantPotassium tert-butoxideHCID 23665647—
Solvent1-ButanolHCID 263—
Product1-[2-(2-Naphthyl)ethyl]imidazoleHCID 3058926—

Reaction Steps

A mixture of imidazole (1.02 g, 0.015 mol), 2-(2-bromoethyl)naphthalene (3.53 g, 0.015 mol) and potassium tert-butoxide (1.68 g, 0.015 mol) in dry butan-1-ol (100 ml) was stirred and heated under reflux for 29 h.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04528195
Source datasetuspto-grants-1985_07
ORD IDord-072229e5e7af42f19ae84228e7b03cc7
Source noteuspto-grants-1985_07