2,2,2-Trifluoroethanethiol → HCID 59682292, compound

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To 1-chloro-2-(5,6-dichloro-1-ethyl-1H-benzoimidazol-2-yl)-propan-2-ol (249 mg) in methanol (5 mL) at room temperature was added a solution of 2,2,2-trifluoroethanethiol (109 mg) and sodium methoxide (0.222 mls of 25 wt % in MeOH). The resulting mixture was then stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was concentrated. The crude product was purified by flash chromatography (10%-40% EtOAc/hexanes) to yield the title compound as a brown solid.

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