Ethyl Acetate → HCID 67210477, compound

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[step 1] 2-Ethyl-4-phenylimidazole (Tetrahedron Lett. 2001, p 7079; 192 mg, 1.12 mmol) was dissolved in DMF (4.8 mL), potassium carbonate (0.700 g, 5.07 mmol) was added, and the mixture was stirred for 15 min. To this mixture was added (E)-2-(8-chloromethyl-6,11-dihydrodibenzo[b,e]oxepin-11-ylidene)propiononitrile (300 mg, 1.01 mmol) obtained in Reference Example B5, and the mixture was stirred at 60° C. for 3 hr. Ethyl acetate was added to the mixture, and the organic layer was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate=9/1 to 6/4) to give (E)-2-[8-(2-ethyl-4-phenylimidazol-1-yl)methyl-6,11-dihydrodibenzo[b,e]oxepin-11-ylidene]propiononitrile (434 mg, 99%).

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