Benzimidazole → HCID 45590701, compound

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1H-benzo[d]imidazole (12.7 mmoles, 1.5 g) was added to an oven dried 200 mL round-bottomed flask equipped for stirring under nitrogen. DMF (20 mL) was added and the solution was cooled to 0° C. with an ice bath. To this cooled solution was added NaH (60% in mineral oil, 13.3 mmoles, 533 mg) in two portions. The resultant solution was allowed to stir at 0° C. for 30 minutes under nitrogen. 1-bromo-3-methoxypropane (14.0 mmoles, 2.14 g) was added and the solution was allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred for 1 hr. The reaction solution was then poured into ice-water, extracted with ethyl acetate, and washed once with saturated aqueous sodium chloride. The organic layer was collected and subsequently dried with anhydrous Na2SO4 and filtered. This filtrate was collected, concentrated, and dried in-vacuo. This material was then purified by chromatography on silica gel (5-15% CH3OH/CH2Cl2) to afford 1-(3-methoxypropyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole (137A) as a clear oil (9.62 mmoles, 1.83 g, 76% yield). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CHLOROFORM-d) δ ppm 2.10 (dt, J=12.57, 6.22 Hz, 2H) 3.29 (t, J=5.68 Hz, 2H) 3.34 (s, 3H) 4.31 (t, J=6.69 Hz, 2H) 7.23-7.34 (m, 2H) 7.37-7.45 (m, 1H) 7.78-7.83 (m, 1H) 7.89 (s, 1H). ESI-MS: m/z 191.4 (M+H)+.

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