1-(4-Nitrobenzyl)-2-butyl-4-chloro-5-hydroxymethyl imidazole → 2-Butyl-5-chloro-3-(4-nitro-benzyl)-3h-imidazole-4-carbaldehyde
Reaction equation
[N+:1]([C:4]1[CH:22]=[CH:21][C:7]([CH2:8][N:9]2[C:13]([CH2:14][OH:15])=[C:12]([Cl:16])[N:11]=[C:10]2[CH2:17][CH2:18][CH2:19][CH3:20])=[CH:6][CH:5]=1)([O-:3])=[O:2]>C(Cl)Cl.O=[Mn]=O>[N+:1]([C:4]1[CH:22]=[CH:21][C:7]([CH2:8][N:9]2[C:13]([CH:14]=[O:15])=[C:12]([Cl:16])[N:11]=[C:10]2[CH2:17][CH2:18][CH2:19][CH3:20])=[CH:6][CH:5]=1)([O-:3])=[O:2]Participants
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Procedure
A mixture of 1 g of 1-(4-nitrobenzyl)-2-butyl-4-chloro-5-hydroxymethyl imidazole and 5 g of activated MnO2 in CH2Cl2 was stirred at room temperature for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered through celite and the filtrate was concentrated to give a thick oil which was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel (Hexane:ethyl acetate=1.5:1 elution). The desired compound was obtained as a colorless solid, 0.76 g; m.p. 88°-89°; NMR (200 MHz, CDCl3): δ 9.74 (2, 1 h); 5.64 (s, 2H); 2.63 (t, 3H, J=7.4 Hz); 1.68 (m, 2H); 1.34 (m, 2H); 0.89 (t, 3H, J=7.3 Hz).
Workup
- filtrationThe reaction mixture was filtered through celite
- concentrationthe filtrate was concentrated
- customto give a thick oil which
- customwas purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel (Hexane:ethyl acetate=1.5:1 elution)
Sources & evidence
- ORD record
- ord-1528994b7e624e43a8bb9144b5fe7bf9
- Source dataset
- uspto-grants-1992_10
- Patent number
- US05155118
Reaction notes
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