
%0 Journal Article
%A Canty, AJ 
%A George, EE 
%A Lee, CV 
%T Synthesis of ketones and methanols containing pyridinyl and N-methylimidazolyl groups
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1983/02/01
%V 36
%N 2
%P 415-418
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9830415
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9830415 
%X N-Methylimidazolyllithium reacts with N-methylimidazole-2-carbaldehyde to form bis(N-methylimidazol-2-yl)methanol, and with the esters ethyl N-methylimidazole-2-carboxylate and ethyl pyridine-2-carboxylate to give bis(N-methylimidazol-2-yl)methanone,(mim)2CO, and (N-methyl- imidazol-2-yl)(pyridin-2-yl)methanone, (Py)(mim)CO, respectively. The ketones react with N-methylimidazolyllithium to give tris(N-methylimidazol-2-yl)methanol, (mim)3 COH, and bis(N- methylimidazol-2-yl)(pyridin-2-yl)methanol (Py)(mim)2 COH, respectively. 
