1-Bromo-3-chloropropane → 1-(3-chloropropyl)-2-methyl-1H-benzimidazole

HRID 354924Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 354924 reaction equation
[CH3:1][C:2]1[NH:6][C:5]2[CH:7]=[CH:8][CH:9]=[CH:10][C:4]=2[N:3]=1.[OH-].[Na+].Br[CH2:14][CH2:15][CH2:16][Cl:17]>[Cl-].C([N+](CC)(CC)CC1C=CC=CC=1)C>[Cl:17][CH2:16][CH2:15][CH2:14][N:3]1[C:4]2[CH:10]=[CH:9][CH:8]=[CH:7][C:5]=2[N:6]=[C:2]1[CH3:1]

Participants

5

Conditions

Temperature
40 °C

Procedure

To a stirred mixture of 13.2 parts of 2-methyl-1H-benzimidazole, 2 parts of N,N,N-triethylbenzenemethanaminium chloride and 150 parts of a sodium hydroxide solution 60% are added 30 parts of 1-bromo-3-chloropropane. To start the reaction, the whole is heated to about 40° C., whereupon the temperature rises to 50° C. (exothermic reaction). Stirring at about 50° C. is continued for 30 minutes. The reaction mixture is poured onto water and the product is extracted with methylbenzene. The extract is dried, filtered and evaporated. The residue is purified by column-chromatography over silica gel using a mixture of trichloromethane and methanol (90:10) as eluent. The pure fractions are collected and the eluent is evaporated, yielding 1-(3-chloropropyl)-2-methyl-1H-benzimidazole as a residue.

Workup

  1. customthe reaction
  2. customrises to 50° C.
  3. custom(exothermic reaction)
  4. additionThe reaction mixture is poured onto water
  5. extractionthe product is extracted with methylbenzene
  6. customThe extract is dried
  7. filtrationfiltered
  8. customevaporated
  9. customThe residue is purified by column-chromatography over silica gel using
  10. additiona mixture of trichloromethane and methanol (90:10) as eluent
  11. customThe pure fractions are collected
  12. customthe eluent is evaporated

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-a48a9e8a52aa4984a9662b9d83efb00a
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1983_03
Patent number
US04377578

Reaction notes

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