Potassium Iodide → 1-[3-{4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4-hydroxy-1-piperidinyl}propyl]-1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-one

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A mixture of 4.21 parts of 1-(3-chloropropyl)-1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-one, 5 parts of 4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4-piperidinol, 5.3 parts of sodium carbonate, 0.1 parts of potassium iodide and 200 parts of 4-methyl-2-pentanone is stirred and refluxed for 6 hours with water-separator. The reaction mixture is cooled and water is added. The organic phase is separated, dried, filtered and evaporated. The residue is crystallized from 4-methyl-2-pentanone. The product is filtered off and dried, yielding 3.4 parts (41.6%) of 1-[3-{4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4-hydroxy-1-piperidinyl}propyl]-1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-one; mp. 189.2° C.

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