p-Toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate → 2-[1-[4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]-4-trifluoromethyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl]pyridine

HRID 52341Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 52341 reaction equation
O[C:2]1([C:23]([F:26])([F:25])[F:24])[CH2:6][N:5]([C:7]2[CH:12]=[CH:11][C:10]([S:13]([CH3:16])(=[O:15])=[O:14])=[CH:9][CH:8]=2)[C:4]([C:17]2[CH:22]=[CH:21][CH:20]=[CH:19][N:18]=2)=[N:3]1.O.C1(C)C=CC(S(O)(=O)=O)=CC=1>C1(C)C=CC=CC=1>[CH3:16][S:13]([C:10]1[CH:9]=[CH:8][C:7]([N:5]2[CH:6]=[C:2]([C:23]([F:26])([F:25])[F:24])[N:3]=[C:4]2[C:17]2[CH:22]=[CH:21][CH:20]=[CH:19][N:18]=2)=[CH:12][CH:11]=1)(=[O:14])=[O:15]

Participants

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Reactant 2

HCID 521998p-Toluenesulfonic acid monohydrateHCID 229979882-[4-hydroxy-1-[4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]-4-(trifluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl]pyridine

Product 1

HCID 99473712-[1-[4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]-4-trifluoromethyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl]pyridineYield 65%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 1140TolueneSolvent

Procedure

A mixture of 2-[4-hydroxy-1-[4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]-4-(trifluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl]pyridine from step 2 (1.0 g, 2.6 mmol) and p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (0.2 g, 2.7 mmol) in toluene (100 ml) was heated to reflux for 24 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled and the solvent removed under reduced pressure. The crude mixture (1.2 g) was chromatographed on silica gel using ethyl acetate/toluene (1/1) to give pure 2-[1-[4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]-4-trifluoromethyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl]pyridine (620 mg, 65%) as a white solid: mp (DSC) 184° C. Anal. Calc'd. for C16H12N3SO2F3 : C, 52.30, H, 3.29, N, 11.44. Found: C, 52.23, H, 3.23, N, 11.19.

Workup

  1. temperaturewas heated
  2. temperatureto reflux for 24 hours
  3. temperatureThe reaction mixture was cooled
  4. customthe solvent removed under reduced pressure
  5. customThe crude mixture (1.2 g) was chromatographed on silica gel

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-9dd600ff0fbd4af394cc9aabd042a7cc
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1997_04
Patent number
US05616601

Reaction notes

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