Chloroform → Ethyl 2-{4-[2-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-chlorobenzyloxy]-phenyl}-1-cyclohexylbenzimidazole-5-carboxylate

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Ethyl 2-[4-(2-bromo-5-chlorobenzyloxy)phenyl]-1-cyclohexylbenzimidazole-5-carboxylate (49 g) obtained in Example 4, 4-chlorophenylboronic acid (18 g) and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (10 g) were suspended in 1,2-dimethoxyethane (600 ml). Saturated aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate solution (300 ml) was added and the mixture was refluxed under heating for 2 hr. Chloroform was added to the reaction mixture. The organic layer was washed successively with saturated aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate solution, water and saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel flash chromatography (developing solvent, chloroform:ethyl acetate=97:3). Ethyl acetate and diisopropyl ether were added to the resulting oil for crystallization and the resulting crystals were collected by filtration to give the title compound (44 g, yield 85%).

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