Sodium Sulfate → 5-(4-Nitrophenyl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-imidazole

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324 mg (purity 85%, 2.5 mmol, 3 eq.) of 2,2,2-trifluoroethaneimidamide were added to a suspension of 200 mg (0.82 mmol) of 2-bromo-1-(4-nitrophenyl)ethanone and 500 mg of sodium sulphate in 10 ml of acetonitrile, and the mixture was treated in an ultrasonic bath for 1 h and then stirred at RT. The sodium sulphate was then filtered off and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by preparative HPLC (Reprosil C18, water/methanol gradient). Yield: 104 mg (49% of theory)

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