Triethylamine → tert-Butyl (2-oxo-3-pyrimidin-4-yl-2,3-dihydro-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)acetate

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A mixture of tert-butyl [3-(6-chloropyrimidin-4-yl)-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl]acetate from Step A (260 mg, 0.720 mmol), 10% Pd/C (23 mg) and triethylamine (0.150 mL, 1.08 mmol) in EtOH (5 mL) was stirred under an atmosphere of hydrogen (ca. 1 atm) for 2 h. The mixture was filtered through a pad of Celite, washing with EtOH, and the filtrate was concentrated to give the title compound. MS: m/z=327 (M+1).

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