1,1'-Carbonyldiimidazole → 5-Chloro-1,3-dihydro-6-nitro-2H-benzimidazol-2-one

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A stirred solution of 4-chloro-5-nitro-1,2-phenylenediamine (2.0 g, 10.66 mmol) and CDI (2.59 g, 16 mmol) in anhydrous THF (50 mL) was heated to 85° C. for 4 h. The reaction was allowed to cool and the solvents were removed under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was washed with 2M aqueous hydrochloric acid and recrystallised from methanol to afford 5-chloro-6-nitro-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2(3H)-one as a brown solid (1.9 g, 84%), which was taken through to the next step with no further purification.

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