Phenyl Isothiocyanate → HCID 20521441, compound

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Sodium methoxide (0.54 g) was added to a mixture of 2-imino-1,3-dimethylbenzimidazole hydroiodide (3.135 g) in ethanol (10 ml) and brought to reflux, with stirring. Phenylisothiocyanate (1.635 g) in toluene (5 ml) was added to the mixture over 10 minutes and the resulting mixture heated under reflux, with stirring, for 1 hour then cooled in ice. Filtration, washing with ethanol and water and drying gave analytically pure product, mpt 245° C.

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