Hydrochloric Acid → 1-[(4-Chlorophenyl)methyl]-1H-imidazole-2-carboxylic acid

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Ethyl 1-(4-chlorobenzyl)-1H-imidazole-2-carboxylate (7.28 g, 27.5 mmol), was dissolved in EtOH (10 mL) and 10% aq. NaOH (20 mL) and stirred at rt for 15 h. The solvent was then stripped off, water was added, and the solution acidified with HCl. The resulting precipitate was collected over a filter and washed with 1M HCl and dried to afford the title compound as a white powder without further characterization. (Yield: 6.506 g, 27.5 mmol, 100%)

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