Water → HCID 178521819, compound

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To a solution of 2-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-benzimidazol-5-amine (1.00 g, 4.97 mmol) and pyridine (0.473 ml, 5.97 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (17 ml) was added, under ice-cooling, 2,2,2-trichloroethyl chloroformate (0.826 ml, 5.97 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour and half. Water was poured to the reaction mixture, and the resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with water and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate=7:3) to give 1.28 g (68.5%) of the desired product as a solid.

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