Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 69119874, compound

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2-(2,4-difluoro-phenyl)-7-methoxy-1H-benzoimidazole-4-carboxylic acid methyl ester (2.24 g, 7.04 mmol) obtained in step 2 was dissolved in toluene, aluminum chloride (3.75 g, 28.12 mmol) was added thereto and refluxed for 8 hours. The resulting solution was cooled to room temperature, the reaction was stopped by adding 3 N HCl thereto and stirred for 30 min. The precipitate formed was filtered, washed with benzene and dried to obtain the title compound (1.70 g, 5.86 mmol) in a yield of 83%.

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