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PREPARATION OF SYNTHETICALLY USEFUL 2-ACYL-1H-IMIDAZOLES BY AN AUTOOXIDATION OF 1H-IMIDAZOLYL-2-METHANOL DERIVATIVES
Hayakawa, Satoshi,Tamai, Yoshimi,Yuasa, Teruyuki,Okamoto, Masao
, p. 1877 - 1882 (2007/10/02)
1-Methyl-1H-imidazolyl-2-methanol derivatives (4) were autooxidized in a reaction medium consisting of air, sodium hydride, pyrazole and tetrahydrofuran to give the corresponding 2-acyl-1-methyl-1H-imidazoles (1) in good yields.
SYNTHESIS OF 2-ACYL-1-METHYL-1H-IMIDAZOLES AND REACTIVITY OF THE ACYL GROUP
Ohta, Shunsaku,Hayakawa, Satoshi,Moriwaki, Hiroki,Tsuboi, Shin-ichi,Okamoto, Masao
, p. 1759 - 1764 (2007/10/02)
2-Alkanoyl- and 2-aroyl-1-methyl-1H-imidazoles (3) were prepared in good yields by treating 1-acylpyrrolidine (1) with 2-lithio-1-methyl-1H-imidazole (2) at -78 deg C.Although 2-benzoyl-1-methyl-1H-imidazole (3a) was stable under n-Pr-NH2/80 deg C/10 h; 2percent K2CO3/aq.CH3OH/80 deg C/10 h; 20percent H2SO4/80 deg C/10 h; CF3COOH/r.t./17 h, it was hydrolysed into benzoic acid and 1-methyl-1H-imidazole by heating in 1.3 N-NaOH - aq. ethanol at 80 deg C for 30 h.The acyl group of 3 was activated by conversion to the corresponding imidazolium salt (4), which could react with various nucleophiles.