Potassium Carbonate → HCID 44430148, compound

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To 5,6-dichloro-2-(2,2,2-trifluoro-ethyl)-1H-benzimidazole (360 mg) in DMF (5 mL) was added potassium carbonate powder (555 mg) and 3-methylbenzyl bromide (774 mg). The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. -The reaction mixture was quenched with water, extracted with EtOAc, and dried over Na2SO4. The crude product was purified by silica gel chromatography (10%-40% EtOAc/hexanes) to yield the title compound as an off-white solid.

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