diethyl (1S,2S)-3,3-dimethylcyclopropane-1,2-dicarboxylate → racemic trans-Ethyl 3-(1-(4-bromobenzyl)-5-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate

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A solution of trimethyl aluminum (0.2 mL, 2 M in toluene) was added to 25 mL round-bottomed flask containing N1-(4-bromobenzyl)-4-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)benzene-1,2-diamine (100 mg, 0.23 mmol), trans-diethyl 3,3-dimethylcyclopropane-1,2-dicarboxylate (49 mg, 0.23 mmol), and DCM (4 mL). After 12 h, the solution was partitioned between sat. NaHCO3 (30 mL) and EtOAc (30 mL). The organic layer was separated and the aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (2×30 mL). The combine organic layers were dried with sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated to dryness. To the residue was added ethanol (2 mL) and concentrated HCl (0.1 mL, 12 N). The solution heated to 90° C. After 5 h, the mixture was cooled, concentrated to dryness, and purified by reverse phase HPLC to afford the title compound. MS (ESI): mass calcd. for C32H30BrN3O3, 583.15; m/z found, 584.1 [M+H]+.

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