Benzyl Bromide → HCID 67607865, compound

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1-(Cyclopropylmethyl)-4-iodo-1H-benzotriazol-5-ol (9.01 g, 28.6 mmol) was suspended in degassed N,N-dimethylformamide (75 mL) and treated with benzylbromide (3.74 mL, 31.5 mmol, 1.1 equiv) and potassium carbonate (19.8 g, 143 mmol, 5 equiv). The mixture was placed into a preheated oil bath at 50° C. for 30 minutes, cooled to ambient temperature, and diluted with water (500 mL). The mixture was extracted with dichloromethane (2×500 mL) and the combined organic extracts were dried with sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuo, providing the titled compound.

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