Allyl bromide → 1-allyl-2-bromo-1H-benzo[d]imidazole

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A mixture of 2-bromo-1H-benzo[d]imidazole (0.400 g, 2.04 mmol), allyl bromide (0.35 mL, 4.08 mmol), 1,4-dioxane (15 mL), and 2 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (15 mL, 3.00 mmol) stirred for 2 h at 100° C. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and diluted with ethyl acetate (50 mL). The organic phase was separated and washed with brine (30 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified via preparative thin layer chromatography (eluting with 20% ethyl acetate/petroleum ether) to afford 1-allyl-2-bromo-1H-benzo[d]imidazole (0.251 g, 52%) as a yellow oil. MS (ESI, pos. ion) m/z 237, 239 [M+H]+.

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