m-Chloroperbenzoic acid → HCID 70477038, compound

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A 5.0 g (0.025 mole) amount of 1-[5-methyl-2-(3-pyridinyl)-1H-imidazol-4-yl]ethanone was dissolved in 500 ml of dichloromethane and 250 ml of chloroform. Then 5.0 g (0.025 mole) of m-chloroperbenzoic acid (86-90%) was added. The solution was stirred at room temperature and after one hour a precipitate began to form. Stirring was continued for 23 hours. The precipitate was collected by filtration, washed with 50 ml of dichloromethane and air dried. The precipitate was recrystallized from ethanol and gave 1.3 g of the desired product as a white solid, mp 288°-292° C. (dec.).

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