1,2-dimethyl-1H-imidazole-5-carbaldehyde → (4-Chloro-2-methoxy-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)quinolin-6-yl)(1,2-dimethyl-1H-imidazol-5-yl)methanol

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Reaction Steps

To a flask containing 6-bromo-4-chloro-2-methoxy-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)quinoline (2.0 g, 4.64 mmol, Intermediate 5: step d) was added THF (25 mL). The solution was cooled to −70° C. and then n-BuLi (2.5 M in hexanes, 1.8 mL, 4.5 mmol) was added dropwise. After 2 minutes, 1,2-dimethyl-1H-imidazole-5-carbaldehyde (720 mg, 5.8 mmol in 5 mL THF) was introduced. The reaction mixture was allowed to warm to 0° C. over 60 minutes at which time it was quenched with aqueous NH4Cl solution. The aqueous portion was extracted with EtOAc:THF (10:1, 5×50 mL). The combined organics were washed with brine, dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated. The solid was triturated with EtOAc:Et2O (1:1), collected by filtration, rinsed with additional Et2O and dried to afford the title compound. The mother liquors were concentrated and chromatographed on silica gel (3% MeOH-DCM increasing to 10% MeOH) to provide additional title compound.

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