tert-Butanol → 1-[(2'-Carbomethoxybiphenyl-4-yl)methyl]-2-butyl-4-chloro-5-(2-methoxyethoxymethoxymethyl)imidazole

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To a solution of 7.50 mL of 1.6M n-butyllithium/hexane in 50 mL of tetrahydrofuran at 0° was added dropwise 1.50 mL of t-butanol. To this solution was added 4.52 g of 1-[(2'-carbomethoxybiphenyl-4-yl)-methyl]-2-butyl-4-chloro-5-hydroxymethylimidazole followed by 1.50 ml of 2-methoxyethoxymethyl chloride. The resulting solution was stirred at 25° for 16 hours. The mixture was diluted with diethyl ether, washed with water and brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. Column chromatography afforded 3.50 g of 1-[(2'-carbomethoxybiphenyl-4-yl)methyl]-2-butyl-4-chloro-5-(2-methoxyethoxymethoxymethyl)imidazole. NMR (200 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.83 (d, 1H); 7.52 (t, 1H); 7.40 (t, 1H), 7.28 (m, 3H); 7.00 (d, 1H); 5.19 (s, 2H); 4.68 (s, 2H); 4.48 (s, 2H); 3.67 (m, 2H); 3.64 (s, 3H); 3.54 (m, 2H); 3.37 (s, 3H); 2.58 (t, 2H); 1.67 (quint., 2H); 1.34 (sext., 2H); 0.88 (t, 3H).

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