Water → 2-(azetidin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole

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Reaction Steps

[step 1] Commercially available 2-chloro-1H-benzo[d]imidazole (200 mg, 1.31 mmol) was dissolved in THF (1.9 mL), azetidine (0.27 mL, 3.93 mmol) and water (0.27 mL, 0.015 mmol) were added, and the mixture was stirred with heating in an Emrys Optimizer microwave synthesizer at 180° C. for 3 hr. Water was added to the mixture, and the mixture was extracted 3 times with chloroform. The combined organic layers were dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (chloroform/methanol=100/0 v/v-90/10 v/v) to give 2-(azetidin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole (40 mg, 18%).

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