Trityl chloride → HCID 22961978, compound

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To a solution of 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-benzimidazole-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (18.9 g, 97 mmol, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1996, 98, 984) in acetonitrile (250 ml) were added triethylamine (27 ml, 194 mmol) and a solution of trityl chloride (40.6 g, 146 mmol) in acetonitrile (500 ml). The resulting mixture was stirred at 20° C. overnight. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was redissolved in ethyl acetate, washed with water (2×) and brine (1×), and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was recrystallised from ethyl acetate/heptane, to yield 20.8 g (49%) of 1-triphenylmethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-benzimidazole-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester as a colourless solid. From the mother liquor more product (10.3 g, 24%) was isolated by column chromatography (silica gel, gradient elution with heptane/ethyl acetate 9:1 to 1:1).

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