Sodium Hydroxide → 5,6-Difluoro-2-[[(4-methoxy 3-methyl-2-pyridyl)methyl]thio]benzimidazole

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A suspension of 23 g of 5,6-difluoro-2-benzimidazolethiol in 740 ml of alcohol was treated with 22.1 g of 2-chloromethyl-4-methoxy-3-methylpyridine hydrochloride. A solution of 10 g of sodium hydroxide in 350 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 its volume in a vacuum. After the addition of 1200 ml of water the crystals were filtered off and thereupon washed thoroughly first with water and then with ether. There was obtained 5,6-difluoro-2-[[(4-methoxy-3-methyl-2-pyridyl)methyl]thio]benzimidazole of melting point 216°-218°.

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