Water → 7-bromo-2-chloro-1-methyl-1H-1,3-benzodiazole

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7-Bromo-1-methyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-one (2.20 g, 9.69 mmol) was dissolved in 30 mL of phosphorous oxychloride and the mixture was heated at 110° C. for 2 days. The reaction allowed to cool to room temperature, poured into water with an ice, and stirred for 1 h. The aqueous solution was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with aqueous sodium bicarbonate, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give 2.32 g of the title compound, which was used in the next reaction without further purification.

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