Thionyl Chloride → 2-Chloromethyl-1-methyl-4-phenyl-1H-imidazole

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To a solution of (1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-methanol 5 (0.2 g, 0.097 mmol) was added SOCl2 (0.14 g, 0.121 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The mixture was evaporated to afford 2-Chloromethyl-1-methyl-4-phenyl-1H-imidazole 6, which was used without purification. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ8.24 (s, 1H), 7.87 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 7.54-7.49 (m, 2H), 7.43-7.41 (m, 1H), 5.24 (s, 2H), 3.89 (s, 3H).

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