The invention is a process for preparing an imidazole of formula I
1
which comprises treating an N-acylated &agr;-amino nitrile with a phosphine and a carbon tetrahalide of the formula CX
4
, wherein X is Cl or Br, to form a haloimidazole of the formula
2
wherein
R
1
is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C
1-6
alkyl, —CH
2
-aryl, and aryl; and
R
2
is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C
1-6
alkyl, —CH
2
—O-aryl and aryl; and
X is selected from the group consisting of Cl and Br.
这项发明是一种制备式I1
咪唑的过程,包括将N-酰化的α-
氨基腈与膦和
化学式CX4的碳四卤化物(其中X为Cl或Br)反应,形成式2的卤代
咪唑,其中R1选自氢、C1-6烷基、—
CH2-芳基和芳基组成的群;R2选自氢、C1-6烷基、— —O-芳基和芳基组成的群;X选自Cl和Br组成的群。