Hydrochloric Acid → 5,6-dichloro-2-(2,2,2-trifluoro-ethyl)-1H-benzimidazole

Temperature

108 °C

4,5-Dichloro-benzene-1,2-diamine (10.0114 g; 56.5520 mmoles) and 3,3,3-trifluoro-propionic acid (7.5 mL; 84.9 mmoles) were combined with 6N HCl (20 mL; 120 mmoles) and heated to 108° C. for 18 hrs. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, diluted with ethyl acetate (200 mL) and water (200 mL), then then sodium bicarbonate (15.15 g; 180.3 mmoles) was added slowly and in portions to quench the reaction. The aqueous layer was separated and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×60 mL). The extracts were combined, washed with water (60 mL) and brine (60 mL), then dried over Na2SO4. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to yield a crude brown solid. A sample of the crude brown solid was purified by column chromatography (SiO2; 100% CH2Cl2) to yield the title compound as a light brown solid.

1. temperatureThe reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature
2. customto quench
3. customthe reaction
4. customThe aqueous layer was separated
5. extractionextracted with ethyl acetate (3×60 mL)
6. washwashed with water (60 mL) and brine (60 mL)
7. dry with materialdried over Na2SO4
8. concentrationThe filtrate was concentrated in vacuo
9. customto yield a crude brown solid
10. customA sample of the crude brown solid was purified by column chromatography (SiO2; 100% CH2Cl2)

ORD record

ord-fec8dcb94ff9467b9c2b05f052260e9b

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2009_07

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US07566733B2