Trimethylsilyl triflate → 2-Chloro-1-(2,3,5-tri-O-acetyl-beta-D-ribofuranosyl)-1H-benzimidazole

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2-Chlorobenzimidazole (7.5 g) and N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)acetoamide (18.3 mL) were suspended in acetonitrile (150 mL), and the mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature. To the mixture was added trifluoromethanesulfonic acid trimethylsilyl ester (17.9 mL), and the mixture was stirred for 15 minutes. To the reaction mixture was added 1,2,3,5-tetra-O-acetyl-D-ribofuranose (17.3 g), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 6 hour. To the reaction mixture was added a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution, and the resulting mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with brine and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (eluent: ethyl acetate/hexane=1/10) to give the title compound (12.4 g).

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