Potassium Hydroxide → HCID 70982878, compound

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4,5-Dichloroimidazole (1.23 g, 9 mmol) was dissolved into 27 mL of acetonitrile. Potassium hydroxide (0.61 g, 9.9 mmol) was added and the mixture was allowed to stir for 0.5 h. 1-iodopropane (0.88 mL, 9 mmol) was added and the solution was allowed to reflux overnight. The solution was filtered hot to remove a white precipitate (presumed to be KBr) and 2-bromomethylnaphthalene (1.98 g, 9 mmol) was added and the mixture was returned to reflux overnight. The mixture was then allowed to cool to room temperature, resulting in a yellow precipitate (1.125, 31% yield). 1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) 9.58 (1H, s, NCHN), 8.02 (4H, m, Ar), 7.57 (3H, m, Ar), 5.66 (2H, s, NCH2), 4.21 (2H, t, NCH2), 1.85 (2H, tq, CH2), 0.94 (3H, t, CH3). 13C{1H} NMR (125 MHz, DMSO-d6) 136.4 (NCN), 132.8 (Ar), 132.6 (Ar), 130.0 (Ar), 128.8 (Ar), 127.8 (Ar), 127.7 (Ar), 127.6 (Ar), 126.9 (Ar), 126.8 (Ar), 125.5 (Ar), 119.1 (Ar), 118.8 (Ar), 51.6 (CH2), 50.0 (CH2), 21.7 (CH2), 10.3 (CH3). MS: m/z=318.8 (theor for C17H17Cl2N2Br1=399.13).

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