Water → HCID 15616687, compound

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A mixture of 3.0 g (8.6 mmol) of [5-chloro-1-(4-ethylphenyl)-2-(prop-2-ylthio)-imidazol-4-yl]-2-methyl-2-propen-1-one and 2.3 g (11 mmol) of sodium metaperiodate was heated at 50° C. for 3 hours in 30 ml of 90% aqueous methanol. The mixture was cooled and poured into water. Extraction with dichloromethane yielded an oil which was purified by flash chromatography on silica (20% ethyl acetate in petroleum ether) to obtain 1.3 g (41%) of [5-chloro-1-(4-ethylphenyl)-2-(prop-2-ylsulfinyl)-imidazol-4-yl]-2-methyl-2-propen-1-one as cream-colored crystals melting at 83°-4° C.

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