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HRID 1391348Generated: November 2, 2026

Potassium Permanganate → 1-Ethyl-5-butyryl-6-methyl-benzimidazole-2-carboxylic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPotassium PermanganateHCID 516875—
Reactant1-Ethyl-5-butyryl-6-methyl-benzimidazole-2-methanolHCID 13060681—
Product1-Ethyl-5-butyryl-6-methyl-benzimidazole-2-carboxylic acidHCID 12806658—

Reaction Steps

In a manner analogous to that described in Example 12, 5.2 g of 1-ethyl-5-butyryl-6-methyl-benzimidazole-2-methanol can be oxidised with 4.5 g of potassium permanganate to give 1-ethyl-5-butyryl-6-methyl-benzimidazole-2-carboxylic acid with a melting point >80° (decomposition).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04141982
Source datasetuspto-grants-1979_02
ORD IDord-c407cbe2f0c94a95a3bf15ba90fcc127
Source noteuspto-grants-1979_02