(2-Bromoethyl)cyclohexane → 1-(2-Cyclohexylethyl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxaldehyde

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Imidazole-4-carboxaldehyde (4.8 g, 50 mmol) was added portionwise to a suspension of sodium hydride (2.20 g, 60% dispersion in mineral oil, 55 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (150 ml), and the mixture was then stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. 2-Cyclohexylethyl bromide (8.6 ml, 55 mmol) was added, and the mixture was heated under reflux for 18 hours. The cooled mixture was evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue was partitioned between water (500 ml) and dichlorornethane (500 ml). The layers were separated, and the organic phase was dried (MgSO4) and evaporated under reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by column chromatography on silica gel using an elution gradient of toluene:ethyl acetate (100:0 to 96:4) to afford the title compound, 1.78 g. 1H-NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz) δ: 0.98 (m, 2H), 1.20 (m, 4H), 1.68 (m, 7H), 4.00 (t, 2H), 7.4 (s, 1H), 7.60 (s, 1H), 9.80 (s, 1H). LRMS: m/z (TSP+) 207.2 [MH+].

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