Hydrochloric Acid → 1-(1-(phenylmethyl)-4-piperidinyl)-1H-benzimidazole

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To a solution of 200 mg of N-(1-benzyl-piperidin-4-yl)-benzene-1,2-diamine (from Step A) in 6 mL of trimethyl orthoformate was added 0.2 mL concentrated HCl. After stirring at 80° C. for 16 hours, the reaction mixture was diluted with 30 ml of EtOAc. The organic phase was washed with 15 mL saturated NaHCO3 aqueous solution. After separating layers, the aqueous phase was extracted with 2×20 mL EtOAc. The combined organic phases were washed with 10 mL of brine, dried over MgSO4 and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 198 mg yellow solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ2.11-2.22 (m, 6H), 3.06 (m, 2H), 3.58(s, 2H), 4.20 (s, 1H), 7.24-7.34(m, 7H),7.42(m, 1H), 7.81 (m, 1H), 8.04(s, 1H). ESI-MS 292 (M+H); HPLC A: 1.80 min.

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