Cesium carbonate → 4-Nitro-1-(oxetan-3-yl)-1H-imidazole

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A sealed tube was charged with 4-nitro-1H-imidazole (500 mg, 4.42 mmol), 3-iodooxetane (920 mg, 5.0 mmol), Cs2CO3 (2.90 g, 8.84 mmol), and dioxane (12 mL). The sealed tube was heated at 120° C. for 16 h. It was then cooled to room temperature and filtered. The filtrate was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica-gel column chromatography eluting with 30:1 dichloromethane/methanol to afford 285a as a white solid (250 mg, 33%). MS-ESI: [M+H]+ 170.2.

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