5-Bromo-1-methyl-1H-imidazole → HCID 74220814, compound

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5-Bromo-1-methyl-1H-imidazole (1.36 mL, 0.5 M in DCM over 3 Å molecular sieves, 0.678 mmol) was treated with EtMgCl (0.325 mL, 2.09 M in THF, 0.678 mmol) dropwise under argon with stirring at room temperature over 1 minute, and the resulting translucent/semi-opaque reaction was stirred at room temperature for 20 minutes. This was treated dropwise over 2 minutes with a solution of 3-benzyl-6-(4-fluorobenzoyl)-N-methyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)quinoline-2-carboxamide (90.4 mg, 0.194 mmol, Intermediate 35: step f) in DCM (1.2 mL) with stirring at room temperature, and the resulting orange reaction was immediately stirred at 40° C. for 13 hours. The resulting orange opaque mixture was cooled to room temperature, partitioned with 5 M aqueous NH4Cl (3 mL), and the aqueous layer was extracted with DCM (1×5 mL). The combined organic layers were dried (Na2SO4), filtered, and concentrated. The residue was dry load flash chromatographed using 2:3 toluene/acetone (isocratic elution) to yield the title compound as a pale yellow foam. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm 8.32 (s, 1H), 7.88 (d, J=9.09 Hz, 1H), 7.69 (d, J=10.61 Hz, 1H), 7.30-7.38 (m, 3H), 7.10-7.24 (m, 4H), 6.97-7.09 (m, 4H), 6.29 (s, 1H), 4.91 (s, 2H), 3.39 (s, 3H), 2.89 (d, J=5.05 Hz, 3H); MS m/e 549.2 [M+H]+.

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