Iodine chloride → HCID 10065316, compound

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A mixture of 9.00 g (43.6 mmol) of ethyl 2-oxo-2,3-dihydrobenzimidazole-1-carboxylate (IV) and 14.2 g (87.3 mmol) of iodine monochloride in acetic acid (100 ml) was stirred at room temperature for 5 min and then at 85° C. for 2.5 h. The cooled reaction mixture was poured into ice-water. The precipitated solid was filtered off, washed with water, dried in vacuo and recrystallized from THF.

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