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DOI: 10.1055/a-2176-1585
Cost-Effective and Scalable Synthesis of 4-Bromo-1,2-dimethyl-1H-imidazole: A Key Building Block for Bioactive Molecules
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Abstract
A cost-effective, scalable, high-yielding, and commercially viable synthesis of 4-bromo-1,2-dimethyl-1H-imidazole (1), an important building block to construct various bioactive molecules has been established. The main feature of this method includes the selection of appropriate starting material 1,2-dimethyl-1H-imidazole in which the existing issue of regioisomer formation is circumvented and the selective debromination is accomplished by using isopropyl magnesium chloride.
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Publication History
Received: 02 August 2023
Accepted after revision: 08 September 2023
Accepted Manuscript online:
14 September 2023
Article published online:
18 October 2023
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