Hydrochloric Acid → 2-(2,2,2-Trifluoro-1-hydroxy-ethyl)-6-trifluoromethyl-1H-benzimidazole-5-carbonitrile

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4,5-Diamino-2-trifluoromethyl-benzonitrile (4.14 g; 20.6 mmoles) and 3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-propionic acid (4.50 g; 31.2 mmoles) were suspended in 6N HCl (7 mL; 42 mmoles) under a nitrogen atmosphere. The reaction was stirred vigorously and heated to 108° C. for 18 hrs, then cooled to room temperature. The reaction was diluted with water (100 mL) and with ethyl acetate (100 mL), then sodium bicarbonate (5.19 g; 62.0 mmoles) was added slowly and in portions to quench the reaction. The aqueous layer was separated and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×40 mL). The extracts were combined, washed with water (30 mL) and brine (30 mL), then dried over Na2SO4. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to yield a crude dark solid which was then purified by column chromatography (SiO2; 30% ethyl acetate/CH2Cl2) to yield the title compound as a dark brown solid.

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