Water → 2-Methyl-1-tritylimidazole

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Triphenylmethyl chloride (16.0 g, 57.5 mmol) was added portionwise to a solution of 2-methylimidazole (4.10 g, 50.0 mmol) and Triethylamine (9.02 mL, 64.7 mmol) in 20 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide. The mixture was stirred for 18 hours, mixed with 300 ml of water and extracted with 1000 ml of ethyl acetate. The organic extract was washed with 1 L of water, brine, dried over MgSO4 and concentrate in vacuum to 50 ml volume. A precipitate was collected, washed with ethyl acetate and dried in high vacuum for 18 hours. Weight 15.0 g (92.5%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.34-7.29 (m, 9H), 7.16-7.11 (m, 6H), 6.90 (d, J=1.5, 1H), 6.71 (d, J=1.5, 1H), 1.65 (s, 3H).

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