Potassium Carbonate → N-(4-Methoxybenzyl)-N-((naphthalen-2-yl)methyl)-3H-benzo[d]imidazol-5-amine

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N1-Boc-N-(4-methoxybenzyl)benzimidazol-5-amine (353 mg; 1 mmol; 1 eq.) was dissolved in DMF (5 ml), treated with K2CO3 (166 mg; 1.2 mmol; 1.2 eq.) and naphthalen-2-yl-methyl-bromide (265 mg; 1.2 mmol; 1.2 eq.) and stirred at room temperature for 24 h. The mixture was diluted with water and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×25 ml). The combined organic layers were dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated. The remains were taken up with THF (5 ml), treated with 5 N NaOCH3 and stirred for 2 h at room temperature. The mixture was diluted with water and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×25 ml). The combined organic layers were dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica using a CHCl3/MeOH gradient. Yield: 0.058 mg (14.8%); MS m/z: 394.2 [M+H]+; 1H-NMR (500 MHz, DMSO d6): δ 3.70 (s, 3H); 4.68 (s, 2H); 4.80 (s, 2H); 6.76 (d, 1H, 4J=2.1 Hz); 6.82 (dd, 1H, 4J=2.3 Hz, 3J=8.9 Hz); 6.87-6.89 (m, 2H); 7.22-7.24 (m, 2H); 7.34 (d, 1H, 3J=8.9 Hz); 7.43-7.47 (m, 5H); 7.75 (br s, 1H); 7.79-7.81 (m, 1H); 7.85-7.87 (m 2H); 7.94 (s, 1H); HPLC (METHOD [A]): rt 18.12 min (95.6%)

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