2-Phenylbenzimidazole → 1-Methyl-2-phenylbenzimidazole

HRID 49692

Reaction equation

HRID 49692 reaction equation
[C:1]1([C:7]2[NH:8][C:9]3[CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=[CH:12][C:10]=3[N:11]=2)[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=1.[CH2:16]1CCN2C(=NCCC2)CC1>>[CH3:16][N:11]1[C:10]2[CH:12]=[CH:13][CH:14]=[CH:15][C:9]=2[N:8]=[C:7]1[C:1]1[CH:2]=[CH:3][CH:4]=[CH:5][CH:6]=1

Participants

3

Reactant 2

HCID 128552-PhenylbenzimidazoleHCID 811841,8-Diazabicyclo(5.4.0)undec-7-ene

Product 1

HCID 758071-Methyl-2-phenylbenzimidazole

Conditions

Temperature
90 °C

Procedure

To a mixture of 2-phenylbenzimidazole (1.02 g, 5.25 mmol) in DMC (10 mL), DBU (0.80 g, 5.25 mmol) was added and the resulting mixture was heated to reflux (90° C.) for 6 hours. The solvent was evaporated under vacuum and the resulting oil was dissolved in methylene chloride (2 mL) and filtered through silica gel (2:1 EtOA/hexane). The solvent was evaporated under vacuum to afford 1-methyl-2-phenylbenzimidazole as a solid. The yield of 1-methyl-2-phenylbenzimiazole as determined by HPLC analysis was 98%.

Workup

  1. additionwas added
  2. temperaturethe resulting mixture was heated
  3. customThe solvent was evaporated under vacuum
  4. dissolutionthe resulting oil was dissolved in methylene chloride (2 mL)
  5. filtrationfiltered through silica gel (2:1 EtOA/hexane)
  6. customThe solvent was evaporated under vacuum

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-ff7dc106ad254b359a888c4714010314
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2004_03
Patent number
US06706929B2

Linked notes

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