| Abstract: | A number of imidazole derivatives were prepared in the course of studying the limits of carbon-metal bond formation in complexes of imidazole with first-row transition metals. Seven of the compounds were new. The 4- and 5-methyl and 4,5-dimethyl derivatives of l-(2-pyridyl)-imidazole were prepared by reaction of the appropriate imidazole with 2-bromopyridine. Alkylation of imidazole, 4,5-dimethylimidazole, and benzimidazole with 2-chloromethylpyridine gave a series of 1-(2-pyridylmethyl)imidazoles. 1-(2,3-Diaminopropyl)imidazole was prepared in six steps via a Gabriel sequence. |
