1-Decylimidazole

In a wide-necked Erlenmeyer flask areintroduced 6.8g (0.1 mol) imidazole, 45.5g (0.1 mol)1-bromohexadecan, 2.4g (7.5mmol)tertiobutyllammoniumbromid (TBAB). The mixtureis adsorbed on mixture of potassium carbonate andpotassium hydroxide ratio 1:1 and then irradiatedin an open vessel in a domestic microwave oven300 Watt power for 3 min by period of 20 secondstill it changed to pasty.After dilution in dichloromethane followedby washing with water, the organic phase isseparated and dried over sodium sulfate. Afterfiltration, the solvent is evaporated under vacuum.Equipped with a stirrer, a thermometer, a three-necked flask was added 0.440 g (11.0 mmol) NaOH, 0.714 g (10.5 mmol) of imidazole and 10 mL of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), at 20 ° C ~ 25 ° C under nitrogen atmosphere after stirring until a clear solution, to which was added dropwise 2.21 g (10.0 mmol) of bromo decane, the reaction of about 4 ~ 6 h, the reaction was poured into 10 mL of water and extracted with chloroform 3 × 10 mL, washed with water The chloroform layer was 4 to 5 times, and then dried over anhydrous MgSO 4, filtered to obtain a filtrate, the chloroform was removed to give a pale yellow liquid N- decyl-imidazole 1.84 g, yield 88.3percent.General procedure: This compound was synthesized using a variation of the procedure previously reported [32]. Sodium hydride (60percent dispersion in mineral oil, 1.56 g, 39.0 mmol) was suspended in dry THF (50 mL) under Ar at 0 °C. Imidazole (2.16 g, 31.7 mmol) was dissolved in dry THF (20 mL) and added drop-wise. After 30 min, 1-bromodecane (5.41 g, 24.5 mmol) was added. The resulting reaction mixture was then stirred at room temperature overnight. After careful addition of a few drops of water to quench the remaining sodium hydride, the organic solvent was removed in vacuo, and diethyl ether (50 mL) was added. This solution was then washed with water (3 × 50 mL), dried over anhydrous MgSOGeneral procedure: A mixture of imidazole (30 mmol, 2.04 g), potassiumhydroxide (30 mmol, 1.68 g) and dimethyl sulfoxide(10 mL) was stirred for 2 h at room temperature. Afterthat, alkyl bromide (25.0 mmol of 1-bromohexane, 1-bromooctane, 1-bromodecane, 1-bromododecane, 1-bromotetradecane, 1-bromohexadecane, or 1-bromooctadecane)was dropped in slowly and the mixture was stirred for anadditional 4 h. Upon completion, water (30 mL) was addedto the resulting mixture followed by extraction with chloroform(5 x 30 mL). The combined organic layer wasdried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and the filtratewas concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue wassubjected to flash chromatography with ethyl acetate aseluent to give N-alkyl imidazole. The respective yields ofN-hexyl imidazole, N-octyl imidazole, N-decyl imidazole, N-dodecyl imidazole, N-tetradecyl imidazole, N-hexadecylimidazole and N-octadecyl imidazole are 84.6, 82.3, 81.2, 80.5, 80.4, 79.8 and 79.6 percent.General procedure: Imidazole (3)/benzimidazole(5) (10 mmol) was dissolved in 10 ml of DMSO and solid NaOH(15 mmol) was then added it. The resulting pale yellow suspensionwas stirred in air at room temperature for 1.5 h, after which, thealkyl bromides or benzyl chlorides (15 mmol) were added andallowed to react until completion (TLC). Water (50 ml) was thenadded and the products were extracted with ethyl acetate. Combinedorganic layers were washed several times with water, thenwith brine, dried over Na2SO4 and subjected to chromatographicpurification over silica (100–200 mesh) using MeOH: EtOAc 5:95(v/v) as the mobile phase. Compounds 4a-f were isolated as yellowoils whereas, the compounds 7a-e were white solid. Spectroscopic data of the N-alkyl imidazoles are in accord with earlier literatureand thus are not shown here [30].General procedure: Briefly, a mixture of imidazole (100 mmol), alkyl bromide (100 mmol) and K2CO3 (200 mmol) inacetone (200 mL) was refluxed overnight. Upon filtration and solvent removal, the remaining residuewas subjected to flash chromatography with ethyl acetate to produce >90percent yield.

Molecular Weight:208.34
XLogP3:4.4
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:1
Rotatable Bond Count:9
Exact Mass:208.193948774
Monoisotopic Mass:208.193948774
Topological Polar Surface Area:17.8
Heavy Atom Count:15
Complexity:137
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:1
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes