FIELD: chemistry.
SUBSTANCE: present invention relates to organic chemistry and specifically to a method of producing 4-[1-(2,3-dimethylphenyl)ethyl]-1H-imidazole, also known as medetomidine, having structural formula I: , which involves alkylation of N-trimethylsilyl imidazole with 2,3-trimethylbenzyl chloride in the presence of titanium tetrachloride in the medium of chlorine-containing organic solvents with molar ratio with 2,3-trimethylbenzyl chloride: trimethylsilyl imidazole:TiCl4 equal to 1.0:4.0-5.0:3.6-4.5.
EFFECT: improved method of producing medetomidine, characterised by high output of the end product.
1 tbl, 1 ex
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Dates
2012-04-20—Published
2010-12-09—Filed