1,1-Dichloroethane → 2-(1-Chloro-ethyl)-1H-benzoimidazole

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1-(1H-Benzimidazol-2-yl)-ethanol (146) (1.00 g, 6.16 mmol) was suspended in dichloro ethane (50 mL, 800 mmol). Thionyl chloride (4.00 mL, 54.8 mmol) was added dropwise and the reaction was stirred at room temperature and then heated to 60° C. for 6 hours. After cooling to room temperature the reaction was evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure. The obtained solid was washed with ethyl acetate. The powder was suspended in ethyl acetate and washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and brine. The organic portion was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated. The obtained off-white solid was used without further purification (147, 0.864 g, 76%). MS (ESI) [M+H+]+=181.2.

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