Hydrogen Bromide → 4-(1-ethyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)phenol

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A mixture of 7 parts of 1-ethyl-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1H-imidazole monohydrochloride and 75 parts of hydrobromic acid solution 48% in glacial acetic acid is stirred and a refluxed for 2 hours. The reaction mixture is concentrated and a small amount of water is added to the concentrate. The whole is neutralized with sodium hydrogen carbonate. The precipitated product is filtered off and crystallized from a mixture of ethanol and water, yielding 3.3 parts of 4-(1-ethyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)phenol.

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