Ethyl Acetate → methyl 4-(1-(2-methoxyethyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-ylamino)benzoate

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N-(3-Dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide (EDC, 791 mg) is added to a solution of N1-(2-methoxyethyl)benzene-1,2-diamine (311 mg, 1.87 mmol) and methyl 4-isothiocyanatobenzoate (328 mg, 1.70 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran. The reaction may be heated to reflux for 2 hr and cooled to room temperature. The mixture may be diluted in an appropriate solvent such as ethyl acetate, filtered and concentrated. The residue may be purified by any appropriate method, including Biotage column chromatography to give methyl 4-(1-(2-methoxyethyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-ylamino)benzoate (381 mg).

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