Reference of 693-98-1, These common heterocyclic compound, 693-98-1, name is 2-Methyl-1H-imidazole, its traditional synthetic route has been very mature, but the traditional synthetic route has various shortcomings, such as complicated route, low yield, poor purity, etc, below Introduce a new synthetic route.
(i) 1-Benzyl-2-methylimidazole To a slurry of 2.4 g (0.1 mole) of sodium hydride in 50 ml of dimethylformamide under a nitrogen atmosphere was added, with stirring, 8.2 g (0.1 mole) of 2-methylimidazole. A slow exothermic reaction occurred, the temperature reaching 43 C. When the exotherm subsided, the reaction was warmed on a steam bath to 70-75 C. for a half-hour and then at 95 C. for 15 minutes to complete the reaction as evidenced by cessation of gas evolution. It was then cooled to 68 C. and 12.7 g (0.1 mole) of benzyl chloride added dropwise. An exothermic reaction occurred, the temperature reaching 95 C. After stirring for a half-hour following completion of addition, the reaction was poured into 600 ml of water and the product extracted with ethyl acetate (2*200 ml). The combined extracts were washed successively with water (1*400 ml), saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution (1*100 ml), then with 6N HCl (1*50 ml). The HCl wash was extracted with ether (1*25 ml) and then made basic by addition of sodium hydroxide. The yellow oil which separated was extracted into ether, the extract dried (MgSO4) and evaporated under reduced pressure to give a pale yellow oil. Yield, 11.5 g (60.5%). NMR indicates the compound was obtained as the monohydrate. It was used as is in the hydroxymethylation reaction.
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