Methyl iodide → 5-Methoxy-1-methylbenzimidazole

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To a solution of NaH (972 mg, 40.5 mmol) in DMF (20 mL) was added 5-methoxy-1H-benzo[d]imidazole (2.0 g, 13.5 mmol) at 27° C. After stirring for 5 minutes, MeI (2.3 g, 16.2 mmol) was added and the resulting mixture was stirred for 16 h. The mixture was then diluted with water (100 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (2×50 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with brine (30 mL), dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated to give the crude product (1.2 g, 54.5%) as a grown solid. This crude was used in next step without further purification. LCMS (m/z): 163.1 (M+1).

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