Ammonia → 3-(1-Methyl-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)propan-1-ol

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N-Methyl-ortho-phenylenediamine dihydrochloride (4.88 g), and butyrolactone (3.22 g) were stirred at reflux for 18 hours in 4N hydrochloric acid (25 ml). The reaction mixture was cooled, the pH adjusted to 8 with concentrated aqueous ammonia and filtered. The solid was recrystallised from ethyl acetate to yield the title compound as a white solid (3.39 g 71%), m.p. 107° C. Found: C, 69.22; H, 7.38; N, 14.73. C11H14N2O requires C, 69.45; H, 7.42; N, 14.72%.

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