Imidazole → HCID 57323911, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a suspension of 1.02 g of imidazole, 1.52 g of triethylamine and 30 ml of dry methylene chloride, 1.78 g of thionyl chloride was added with ice-cooling. The resultant mixture was stirred for 30 minutes, followed by addition of 2.44 g of 2-phenylthio-2'-hydroxyacetophenone and a solution consisting of 1.16 g of triethylamine and 5 ml of dry methylene chloride. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for further 2 hours. Ice water was then added to the reaction mixture, followed by its extraction with methylene chloride. The organic, i.e., methylene chloride layer was washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate, and then concentrated. The residue was dissolved in chloroform. The chloroform solution was subjected to chromatography on a silica gel column. Upon concentration of the resulting eluate, 0.2 g of Isomer A (Compound 61; m.p. 235.5°-237° C.) and 0.9 g of Isomer B (Compound 62; m.p. 152.5°-154° C.) of 1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-1 -imidazolyl-2-phenylthioethylene were obtained respectively as colorless crystals.

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