Electric Literature of 112809-54-8, In the next few decades, the world population will flourish. As the population grows rapidly and people all over the world use more and more resources, all industries must consider their environmental impact. 112809-54-8, name is 4-((1H-Imidazol-1-yl)methyl)benzonitrile belongs to imidazoles-derivatives compound, it is a common compound, a new synthetic route is introduced below.
(a) A solution of n-butyl lithium (25 mL of 2.1M reagent in hexane, 0.0525 mole) is added dropwise in an N2 atmosphere to a solution of di-isopropylamine (5.6 g) in tetrahydrofuran (100 mL) which is maintained at -20. This cold solution is then added dropwise to a solution of 4-(1-imidazolylmethyl)benzonitrile (9.15 g) in tetrahydrofuran (250 mL) which is maintained at -50 during addition and for 30 minutes subsequently. The reaction mixture is then cooled to -70 and methyl iodide (10.7 g) is added, all at once. The reaction is stirred at -70 for 30 minutes and then without external cooling for 10 hours. The reaction is quenched by addition of water (300 mL) and extracted with diethyl ether (3*100 mL). The combined ether extracts are extracted with 3N hydrochloric acid (3*60 mL) and the acid extracts are made basic (pH 9) with 6N sodium hydroxide. The crude product is extracted into ether (3*60 mL), and after drying (MgSO4) and solvent evaporation, 4-[1-(1-imidazolyl)ethyl]benzonitrile is obtained. The crude material is dissolved in acetone and treated with ethereal HCl to afford the hydrochloride salt, m.p. 184-186.
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