Water → 5-bromo-3-chloro-2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)-1-{[2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy]methyl}-1H-imidazol-2-yl]pyridine

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In N,N-dimethylformamide (13 mL) was dissolved 5-bromo-3-chloro-2-[5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]pyridine (1.27 g), 60% sodium hydride (187 mg) was added to the solution under ice-cooling, and after raising the mixture to room temperature, the mixture was stirred for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was ice-cooled, 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxymethyl chloride (1.03 mL) was added to the mixture, and after raising the mixture to room temperature, the mixture was stirred for 1 hour. Water was added to the reaction mixture, the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate, and the organic layer was washed with water and a saturated brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. After concentrating the mixture under reduced pressure, the obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (n-hexane:ethyl acetate=100:0 to 95:5) to obtain 5-bromo-3-chloro-2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)-1-{[2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy]methyl}-1H-imidazol-2-yl]pyridine (1.56 g).

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