Sodium hydride → 8-(5-Methoxy-2-benzimidazolyl)thiomethyl-1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline

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A solution of 5-methoxy-2-mercaptobenzimidazole(0.9 g), sodium hydride (60% in oil, 0.20 g) and 18-crown-6(i.e. 1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaoxacyclooctadecane) (50 mg) in dimethyl formamide (15 ml) was stirred for 20 minutes at room temperature. To the mixture was added a solution of 1-methyl-8-chloromethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline hydrochloride (1.1 g) in dimethyl formamide (15 ml) and the solution was stirred for 20 hours at room temperature. Dimethyl formamide was distilled off, and chloroform, 30% aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide and water were added to the resulting residue. The mixture was stirred for 2 hours and extracted with chloroform. After drying over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, the solvent was distilled off. The resultant residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography [eluent:n-hexane-ethyl acetate (4:1)] to give 8-(5-methoxy-2-benzimidazolyl)thiomethyl-1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline (0.80 g).

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