Thionyl Chloride → 4-((5-(Chloromethyl)-1H-imidazol-1-yl)methyl)benzonitrile hydrochloride

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A mixture of 1-(4-cyanobenzyl)-5-hydroxymethylimidazole (10.8 g, 50.70 mmol) and thionyl chloride (70 mL, 960 mmol) was stirred at room temp. overnight under a calcium chloride drying tube. The resultant mixture was concentrated under vacuum, and residual thionyl chloride removed by co-evaporation with toluene. The residue was recrystallized from boiling methanol. After cooling to room temp., the white solid precipitated was obtained by filtration, and residual solvent removed under vacuum overnight.

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