HCID 877679, compound → 4-[(1-methyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)thio]aniline

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1-methyl-2-[(4-nitrophenyl)thio]imidazole (6.0 g), reduced iron (7.12 g) and calcium chloride (1.42 g) were added to 85% aqueous solution of ethanol (100 ml), and the mixture was stirred for 6 hours at 105° C. under nitrogen atmosphere. The mixture was allowed to be at room temperature, the insolubles were filtered off, and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. To the obtained residue was added water and the mixture extracted with ethyl acetate twice. The organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was recrystallized from ethyl acetate-diisopropyl ether, to give 2-[(4-aminophenyl)thio]-1-methylimidazole (4.38 g) as yellow crystals.

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