Ethyl orthoformate → HCID 178486900, compound

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To a stirred mixture of 4-bromo-5-methoxybenzene-1,2-diamine (3.8 g, 18 mmol) from Step 1 of this Example and triethyl orthoformate (50 mL) was added formic acid (1 mL). The mixture was heated at reflux for 3 h, then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was partitioned between EtOAc (200 mL) and a 1 N aq Na2CO3 (100 mL). The EtOAc layer was separated, washed with brine (100 mL), dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 5-bromo-6-methoxy-1H-benzo[d]imidazole (4.0 g) as a brown oil. The material was used in the next step without further purification. LCMS (ESI) m/z 228 and 230 (M+H)+.

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