4-Chloroaniline → Ethyl 4-[4-chloro-2-[(4-chlorophenyl)amino]-7-(1-ethylpropyl)-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl]butanoate

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A mixture of ethyl 4-[2,4-dichloro-7-(1-ethylpropyl)-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl]butanoate (Reference Example 33; 1.00 g, 2.70 mmol) and 4-chloroaniline (1.04 g, 8.09 mmol) in 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (10 mL) was stirred at 150° C. for 12 hr. After cooling, the mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate and washed with 1N hydrochloric acid, water and brine. Organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel eluting with a 10-25% ethyl acetate/n-hexane gradient mixture. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to give the solid, which was recrystallized from ethyl acetate/n-hexane to give the title compound (600 mg, 1.30 mmol, 48%) as a colorless solid.

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