Phosphorus oxychloride → Methyl 2-chloro-1-methyl-1H-benzimidazole-7-carboxylate

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A solution of 2.00 g (9.70 mmol) of methyl 1-methyl-2-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazole-7-carboxylate in 20 mL of phosphorous oxychloride was heated at 100° C. for 6 h. The reaction was concentrated in vacuo and the thus obtained residue was quenched with water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organics were dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The thus obtained residue was purified via flash chromatography eluting with a solution of 20% ethyl acetate/hexanes to give 1.77 g (81%) of the title compound as white solids.

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