1-[(2'-Carbomethoxybiphenyl-4-yl)methyl]-2-butyl-4-chloro-5-hydroxymethylimidazole → 1-(2'-Carbomethoxybiphenyl-4-yl)methyl-2-butyl-4-chloroimidazole-5-carboxaldehyde

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A mixture of 2.06 g of 1-[(2'-carbomethoxybiphenyl-4-yl)methyl]-2-butyl-4-chloro-5-hydroxymethylimidazole and 3.08 g of activated manganese dioxide in 20 mL of methylene chloride at 25° C. was stirred for 40 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered through Celite®, and the filtrate concentrated in vacuo. Column chromatography (elution: ethyl acetate/benzene) provided 1.15 g of 1-[(2'-carbomethoxybiphenyl-4-yl)methyl]-2-butyl-4-chloroimidazole-5-carboxaldehyde. NMR (200 MHz, CDCl3) δ 9.76 (s, 1H); 7.83 (d of d, 1H); 7.52 (t of d, 1H); 7.40 (t of d, 1H); 7.31 (d of d, 1H); 7.17 (A2B2, 4H); 5.58 (s, 2H); 3.63 (s, 3H); 2.67 (t, 2H); 1.70 (quint., 2H); 1.38 (sext., 2H); 0.90 (t, 3 H).

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