Sodium Hydroxide → 5-Fluoro-2-[(4-methoxy-3-methyl-2-pyridyl)methylthio]benzimidazole

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10.6 g of 5-fluoro-2-benzimidazolethiol were suspended in 570 ml of alcohol and treated with 13.1 g of 2-chloromethyl-4-methoxy-3-methylpyridine hydrochloride. A solution of 5 g of sodium hydroxide in 130 ml of water was added dropwise thereto while cooling with ice, the mixture was left to boil at reflux overnight and then concentrated to about 1/3 of the volume in a vacuum. After the addition of 500 ml of water the resulting crystals were filtered off and washed thoroughly firstly with water and then with ether. There was obtained 5-fluoro-2-[[(4-methoxy-3-methyl-2-pyridyl)methyl]thio]benzimidazole of melting point 128°.

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