Hydrochloric Acid → 1-{9-Chloro-1-[6-methoxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazol-6-yl}-2,2,2-trifluoroethanol

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To a solution of 9-chloro-1-[6-methoxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazole-6-carbaldehyde (336 mg, 0.82 mmol) and (trifluoromethyl)trimethylsilane (0.36 mL, 2.44 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (10 mL) was added tetrabutylammonium fluoride (1.0M solution in tetrahydrofuran 0.082 mL, 0.082 mmol) at 0° C. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 0.5 hr. 1N HCl (2.0 mL) was added to the reaction mixture at 0° C. and the mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 0.5 hr. The mixture was basified with aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water and brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel eluting with a 50-100% ethyl acetate/n-hexane gradient mixture to give the title compound (372.5 mg, 0.775 mmol, 94%) as a pale yellow solid.

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