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Process for preparing 2,4,5-trisubstituted imidazoles from N-acylated alpha-amino nitriles
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Page 4, (2008/06/13)
The invention is a process for preparing an imidazole of formula I which comprises treating an N-acylated α-amino nitrile with a phosphine and a carbon tetrahalide of the formula CX4, wherein X is Cl or Br, to form a haloimidazole of the formula wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-6alkyl, —CH2-aryl, and aryl; and R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-6alkyl, —CH2—O-aryl and aryl; and X is selected from the group consisting of Cl and Br.
