2,6-Difluorobenzaldehyde → ethyl 2-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-imidazole-5-carboxylate

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A mixture of ethyl 2-(hydroxyimino)-3-oxo-3-(pyridin-2-yl)propanoate (0.300 g, 1.4 mmol), ammonium acetate (0.104 g, 1.4 mmol) and 2,6-difluorobenzaldehyde (0.145 mL, 1.3 mmol) in acetic acid (6 mL) was heated in the microwave at 160° C. for 2 minutes. The reaction mixture was diluted with MeOH and purified by SPE using a MP-TsOH resin cartridge (2500 mg). The crude mixture obtained was purified by preparative HPLC to afford ethyl 2-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-imidazole-5-carboxylate (0.029 g, 0.09 mmol, 7%) as a pale solid. LCMS (2) Rt: 2.46 min; m/z (ES+) 330.

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