Hydrochloric Acid → 1-methyl-2-(piperazin-1-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole

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A mixture of 1 g (6.02 mmol) of 2-chloro-1-methyl-benzimidazole and 2.58 g (30 mmol) of piperazine is heated to 150° C. without a solvent. The cooled melt is combined successively with water and dilute hydrochloric acid and extracted with dichloromethane. Then the aqueous phase is made alkaline with dilute sodium hydroxide solution and extracted with dichloromethane. The organic phase is dried over sodium sulphate and concentrated by evaporation. The product is purified by column chromatography on silica gel (eluant: dichloromethane/ethanol/ammonia=5:1:0.1).

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