1-Bromo-3-chloropropane → 1-(3-chloropropyl)-3-methyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2(3H)-one

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Reaction equation

[CH3:1][N:2]1[C:6]2[CH:7]=[CH:8][CH:9]=[CH:10][C:5]=2[NH:4][C:3]1=[O:11].Br[CH2:13][CH2:14][CH2:15][Cl:16].C(=O)([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+]>CN(C)C=O.C(OCC)(=O)C>[Cl:16][CH2:15][CH2:14][CH2:13][N:4]1[C:5]2[CH:10]=[CH:9][CH:8]=[CH:7][C:6]=2[N:2]([CH3:1])[C:3]1=[O:11]

Participants

Conditions

Temperature: 65 °C

Procedure

A mixture of 1-methyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2(3H)-one (2 g, 13.5 mmol, 1 equiv), 1-bromo-3-chloropropane (3.98 ml, 40.5 mmol, 3 equiv), and potassium carbonate (2.79 g, 20.25 mmol, 1.5 equiv) in N,N-dimethylformamide was heated at 65° C. for 16 h. The reaction was cooled to ambient temperature and diluted with ethyl acetate. After being washed with water and brine, the organic layer was dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The resulting residue was purified using the Biotage chromatography system (SNAP 100 g cartridge, Rf=0.6, gradient—10%-50% ethyl acetate/hexanes) to afford 1-(3-chloropropyl)-3-methyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2(3H)-one as a clear oil (2.57 g, 85%); 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 2.05-2.12 (m, 1H); 2.14-2.21 (m, 1H); 3.32 (s, 3H); 3.53 (t, 1H, J=6.8 and 6.4 Hz); 3.66 (t, 1H, J=6.4 Hz); 3.92-3.97 (m, 2H); 7.05-7.09 (m, 2H); 7.12-7.16 (m, 1H); 7.17-7.21 (m, 1H); MS for C11H13ClN2O m/z 226.07 (M+H)+.

Workup

temperatureThe reaction was cooled to ambient temperature
washAfter being washed with water and brine
dry with materialthe organic layer was dried over MgSO4
filtrationfiltered
concentrationconcentrated in vacuo
customThe resulting residue was purified

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-e7d9e18eb4b247e4a7a02fd6e5a46ad1
Source dataset: uspto-grants-2014_04
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US08691836B2

Reaction notes

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