Acetic Acid → HCID 14262258, compound

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To a cold (-78° C.) solution of dry tetrahydrofuran (300 ml) containing 13.27 ml (94.6 mmoles) of diisopropylamine was added 37.86 ml of 2.5M solution of n-butyl lithium in hexane and the mixture stirred for 30 minutes. 1-Vinylbenzimidazole (13.6 g, 94.6 mmoles) in 50 ml of tetrahydrofuran was added and the mixture stirred for 30 minutes. Ethyl formate (8.4 ml, 104.1 mmoles) was then added and the reaction mixture stirred, allowing to warm to room temperature, overnight. Acetic acid (5.4 ml, 99.6 mmoles) was added and the reaction added to 500 ml of water and 300 ml of ethyl acetate. The organic layer was separated, the water layer extracted with additional ethyl acetate (2×100 ml), and the organic phases combined, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated to an oil, 17 g. The residue was purified by chromatographing on 700 g of silica gel using ethyl acetate-chloroform (1:9; v:v) as the eluent to give 6.7 g of product as a light brown solid.

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