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HRID 45926Generated: October 24, 2026

5-Aminobenzimidazole → N-(4-Methoxybenzyl)-3H-benzo[d]imidazol-5-amine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant5-AminobenzimidazoleHCID 13623—
ReactantSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
Reactant4-MethoxybenzaldehydeHCID 31244—
ReactantSodium borohydrideHCID 4311764—
ProductN-(4-Methoxybenzyl)-3H-benzo[d]imidazol-5-amineHCID 53496067—

Reaction Steps

Alternatively the compound was synthesized starting from benzimidazol-5-amine (2.66 g; 20 mmol; 1 eq.), 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (3.26 g; 2.9 ml; 24 mmol; 1.2 eq.), NaBH4 (1.14 g; 30 mmol; 1.5 eq.) and 5 N NaOH (20 ml; 100 mmol; 5 eq.) according to method 2; Yield: 4.53 g (89.5%); MS m/z: 254.3 [M+H]+

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08541596B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_09
ORD IDord-ee3de9ca086b48009106c748d999d6cc
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_09