Immobilized 4-iodoimidazole 2 was used in a metal/halogen exchange reaction
followed by treatment with electrophiles and subsequent cleavage from the
resin to yield 4-substituted imidazoles 8 11. Grignard reaction with the re
sin-bound ketones 5 yielded the corresponding alcohols it. This approach wa
s used for a library synthesis of 35 imidazoIes. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science
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