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Process for preparation of 4-acetyl-2-substituted-imidazoles
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, (2008/06/13)
Novel intermediates of the formula STR1 where R1 and R2 are each (C1 -C4)alkyl or taken together are (C2 -C4)alkylene, and their use in a process for preparation of compounds of the formula STR2 where R is (C1 -C6)alkyl or (CH2)n Ar, Ar is phenyl or phenyl monosubstituted by Cl, Br, F, CH3 or OCH3 and n is 2 to 4; which comprises contacting one of said intermediates with an amidine of formula STR3 in the presence of reaction inert solvent and base; and a process for preparing a further intermediate, 1,2-dichloro-1-buten-3-one.
