Water → Ethyl 4-[2-oxo-3-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl]butanoate

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A solution of 19 g of 1,3-dihydro-1-(1-methylethenyl)-2H-benzimidazol-2-one [described in J. Chem. Soc. Perkins, 1982, p. 261] in 150 ml of dimethylformamide was added with stirring at 20° C.±2° C. to 5.75 g of sodium hydride as a 50% suspension in oil and 10 ml of dimethylformamide and the mixture was stirred for another 30 minutes. 23.4 g of ethyl 4-bromo-butyrate were added to the mixture over 15 minutes and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 hours and was poured into 800 ml of iced water. The mixture was extracted with ether and the organic phase was washed with water, dried and evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure to obtain 33 g of ethyl 2,3-dihydro-3-(1-methyl-ethenyl)-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-1-butanoate.

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