O-Phenylenediamine → Benzimidazole, 2-trichloromethyl-

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8.6 Grams of an o-phenylenediamine compound [compound (204)] of the formula (XII) in which X is H and Z is OCF2O was dissolved in 80 ml of acetic acid. 8.7 Grams of methyl trichloroacetoimidate was added thereto at room temperature. The resulting mixture was stirred for 20 minutes. The reaction solution was poured into ice water, and precipitated crystals were filtered off. The crystals were dissolved in ethyl acetate. The resulting solution was washed with water and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. Removing the solvent from the dried layer by distillation gave 5.35 g of a 2-(trichloromethyl)benzimidazole compound [compound (104)] of the formula (XI) in which X is H and Z is OCF2O.

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