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

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Sodium hydride (contained by 60%, 0.288 g) was suspended in DMF (10 mL), and 2-chlorobenzimidazole (1 g) was added thereto. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 min and methyl iodide (0.61 mL) was added thereto. After stirring at room temperature for 1 hr, water was added to the reaction mixture. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate, and the extract was washed with brine and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 2-chloro-1-methylbenzimidazole (0.928 g) as a white powder.

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