Iodine-magnesium exchange on unprotected imidazoles in the presence of LiCl

Felix Kopp, Paul Knochel

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Abstract

The presence of LiCl allows the convenient preparation of magnesiated imidazoles starting from unprotected iodoimidazoles. They react with various electrophiles in satisfactory yields.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)980-982
Number of pages3
JournalSynlett
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 3 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Exchange reaction
  • Heterocycles
  • Imidazole
  • Magnesium
  • Organometallic reagents

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Organic Chemistry

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