Ammonium formate → HCID 58653659, compound

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To a solution of ethyl 3-(1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)-3-(1,1′-biphenyl)-4-yl-2-propenoate (318 mg, 861 μmol) in a mixture of ethanol and water (17:2, 4.2 mL) was added palladium on carbon (47 mg, 10% w/w Pd) and ammonium formate (218 mg, 3.46 mmol). The suspension was brought to reflux for 3 hours, cooled to room temperature, and was filtered through a pad of Celite® and evaporated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with a mixture of dichloromethane and methanol (97:3) to afford the title compound, [LCMS (Method A, Mobile Phase I) RT=6.51 min, MH+ 371.7].

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