Cesium carbonate → ethyl 3-(1-(4-bromobenzyl)-5-methoxy-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropanoate

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To a 100 mL round-bottomed flask were added a stir bar, ethyl 3-(5-methoxy-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropanoate (1.5 g, 5.4 mmol), DMF (19 mL), cesium carbonate (3.5 g, 11 mmol), and 4-bromobenzyl bromide (1.4 g, 5.4 mmol). After 12 h, the mixture was partitioned between water (100 mL) and EtOAc (50 mL). The aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (50 mL×3). The combined organic layers were dried with sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated to dryness. The residue was subjected to FCC to give ethyl 3-(1-(4-bromobenzyl)-6-methoxy-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropanoate (550 mg, 23%) and ethyl 3-(1-(4-bromobenzyl)-5-methoxy-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropanoate (620 mg, 26%).

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