“…Firstly, N-(4-tert-butyl-2-iodophenyl)methyl)imidazole has been prepared by reacting imidazole (102 mg, 1.5 mmol) with, successively, NaH (90 mg, 60% in mineral oil, 2.2 mmol) and 4-tert-butyl-2-iodobenzyl methanesulfonate (810 mg, 2.2 mmol, obtained from the corresponding alcohol, [31] mesyl chloride and Et 3 N) in DMF (6 mL) at room temperature. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature, diluted with water and extracted with dichloromethane.…”