Acetic Acid → HCID 22493750, compound

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A solution of 112 (1 g) in acetic acid (10 mL) and 40% aqueous formaldehyde (2 mL) is refluxed for 14 h. The reaction is then concentrated and dried by repeated reconcentration with toluene. The residue is purified by column chromatography (10% MeOH/CHCl3). The fractions are assayed by GC and those fractions uncontaminated by the isomeric hydroxymethylimidazole combined. Concentration of the combined fractions provides compound 113 (320 mg) as a pale yellow oil. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.4–7.6 (m, 6H), 4.61 (s, 2H, CH2OH), 4.02 (t, J=7 Hz, 2H, NCH2), 2.22 (s, 3H, Me), 1.63 (m, 2H, 1.25 (m, 2H), 0.81 (t, J=7 Hz, 3H).

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