Imidazole → HCID 11030898, compound

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Reaction Steps

4-Hydroxybutan-2-one (1.0 g, 11.35 mmol), imidazole (1.16 g, 17 mmol) in DMF (15 ml) was reacted with tert-butyldimethylsilyl chloride (1.7 g, 11.35 mmol) for three hours at room temperature. The reaction was partitioned with ether and water. The aqueous phase was extracted several times with ether. The combined organics were washed several times with water then dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo to give the title compound as a clear oil (2.16 g, 94%).

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