Triethylamine → N,N,2-Trimethyl-4-[(phenylmethyl)oxy]-1H-benzimidazole-6-carboxamide

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A mixture of 2-methyl-4-[(phenylmethyl)oxy]-1H-benzimidazole-6-carboxylic acid (5.0 g, 17.7 mmol, STEP 4), dimethylamine hydrochloride (4.33 g, 53.1 mmol), 2-[1H-benzotriazole-1-yl]-1,1,3,3-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophosphate (10.1 g, 26.6 mmol), and triethylamine (10.7 g, 106 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (80 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate/methanol (20:1), and washed with saturated ammonium chloride aqueous solution. The organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated in vacuum. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (gradient elution from ethyl acetate only to ethyl acetate methanol 5:1) to afford the title compound as a white solid (4.90 g, 89%).

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