Water → 2-[5-carboxy-1H-benzimidazol-2(3H)-ylidene]-2-(4-trifluoromethylpyrimidin-2-yl)acetamide

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The 2-[5-carboxy-1H-benzimidazol-2(3H)-ylidene]-2-(4-trifluoromethylpyrimidin-2-yl)-acetonitrile (450 mg, 1.29 mmol) from the previous step, dissolved in concentrated sulfuric acid (2 mL), was heated to 50° C. for 6 hr. The mixture was cooled to room temperature and added dropwise to rapidly stirred room-temperature water (500 mL). The precipitate that formed was collected by filtration, washed with water, and dried under vacuum to give 2-[5-carboxy-1H-benzimidazol-2(3H)-ylidene]-2-(4-trifluoromethylpyrimidin-2-yl)acetamide (322 mg, 0.88 mmol, 68% yield) as a dark brown solid.

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