Iodine → HCID 57772063, compound

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To a mixture of 797 mg (1.67 mmol) [2-(4-isopropyl-phenyl)-7-methoxy-1-(2-methoxy-ethyl)-1H-benzoimidazol-5-yl]-(2-methylsulfanyl-phenyl)-methanol, 436 mg iodine in 13 ml acetic acid (100%), 0.88 ml of phosphinic acid (ca. 5 equiv.) is added at room temperature. The mixture is heated to 60° C. and stirred for 1 h. After that the reaction mixture is allowed to cool to room temperature and 100 ml ethyl acetate is added. The combined organic layers are washed with 4N NaOH-solution (4×), water (2×) and brine, dried over MgSO4, filtered and the filtrate is concentrated in vacuo to afford 914 mg of the title compound as a colorless oil.

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