Sodium Hydroxide → HCID 178464037, compound

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15 grams of 1-(2-diethylaminoethyl)-2-hydroxy-6-chloro-7-aza-benzimidazole were dissolved in 200 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid and there were added in portions with stirring 24.5 grams of potassium chlorate at room temperature. The temperature increased temporarily to 33° C. The mixture was stirred for another hour, made alkaline with sodium hydroxide, the mixture extracted with shaking with n-butanol, the extract evaporated in a vacuum and the residue chromatographed over silica gel. The reaction product was recrystallized from ethyl acetate. M.P. 137°-139° C.; Yield: 3 grams.

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