Dimethylformamide → 4,5-Diphenyl-1-[[2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy]methyl]-1H-imidazole-2-carbaldehyde

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Reaction of 4,5-diphenyl-1-(2-trimethylsilanyl-ethoxymethyl)-1H-imidazole (304 mg, 0.87 mmol), 2.5 M n-BuLi (452 uL, 1.13 mmol), and DMF (269 uL, 3.48 mmol) for 1 h at −40° C. gave the title compound (257 mg, 78%) as a yellow solid. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 0.00 (s, 9H), 0.89 (t, 2H, J=9.0 Hz), 3.58 (t, 2H, J=7.5 Hz), 5.61 (s, 2H), 7.26 (br s, 5H), 7.47 (br s, 5H), 9.95 (s, 1H).

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