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4-[(tert-Butyldimethylsilyloxy)methyl]pyridine (II) was prepared by silylation of 4-hydroxymethylpyridine (I) with tert-butyldimethylsilyl chloride and imidazole. Deprotonation of (II) by means of LDA in cold THF, followed by condensation with 4-fluorobenzaldehyde (III), furnished the protected diol adduct (IV), which was further desilylated upon treatment with tetrabutylammonium fluoride in THF. Oxidation of the resultant diol (V) under Swern conditions provided diketone (VI). The triaryl imidazole (VIII) was then obtained by condensation of diketone (VI) with 4-(methylsulfanyl)benzaldehyde (VII) in the presence of ammonium acetate in refluxing HOAc. Finally, oxidation of the thioether function of (VIII) with K-2S2O8 furnished the title sulfoxide.