4-(Trifluoromethyl)phenol → HCID 178506222, compound

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A mixture of 5-bromo-2-(chloro-difluoro-methyl)-benzoimidazole-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (1.00 g, 2.62 mmol), 4-trifluoromethyl-phenol (0.42 g, 3.93 mmol), and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (0.6 mL, 3.44 mmol) was heated to 85° C. for 14 hours. The crude product was purified by chromatography (silica, hexanes: EtOAc, 4:1) to afford the title compound as a yellow oil (0.58 g, 54%).

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