Convenient syntheses of 2,4(5)-dialkylimidazoles and 1-methyl-2,4-dialkylimidazoles
Abstract
Treatment of 2,4(5)-dialkyl-5(4)-phenylthioimidazoles with Raney nickel produced 2,4(5)-dialkylimidazoles. Methylation of 2,4(5)-dialkyl-5(4)-phenylthioimidazoles yielded 1-methyl-2,4-dialkylimidazoles, whereas methylation of 2,4(5)-dialkylimidazoles yielded in each case two isomers, the 1-methyl-2,4-dialkylimidazole and the 1-methyl-2,5-dialkylimidazole, which were not separated.