Formaldehyde → 1-(3-chloropropyl)-3-(hydroxymethyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2(3H)-one

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1-(3-Chloropropyl)-1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-one (0.30 g, 1.42 mmol), paraformaldehyde (0.0853 g, 2.84 mmol), and sodium acetate (0.117 g, 1.42 mmol) in acetic acid (3 mL) were heated at 65° C. for 20 hours. The mixture was evaporated to dryness, dissolved in ethyl acetate, washed with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate and brine, dried (MgSO4), and evaporated. The residue was purified by PTLC (50% ethyl acetate/hexanes) to give product as a white solid (0.31 g, 90%); NMR (DMSO-d6); δ2.06-2.13 (m, 2H); 3.66 (t, J=6.4 Hz, 2H); 3.96 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 2H); 5.22 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 2H); 6.38 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 1H); 7.07 (m, 2H); 7.20-7.22 (m, 1H); 7.23-7.25 (m, 1H); MS for C11H13ClN2O2 m/z 241 (M+H)+.

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