5,6,7,8-Tetrahydronaphthalene-1,7-diol → HCID 178515618, compound

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A mixture of 2-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole (89 mg, 0.4 mol, prepared according to the procedure described in WO 2004/035549 A1), 5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalene-1,7-diol from step (a) above (49 mg, 0.3 mmol) and 2-methoxy-ethanol (1 mL, Aldrich) was subjected to microwave irradiation at 180° C. with stirring for 60 min twice. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography, eluting with 50% EtOAc/hexane to give the title compound as an amorphous solid. MS (ESI, pos. ion) m/z: 349 (M+1).

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