Riluzole → 1-Methyl-2-(6-trifluoromethoxy-benzothiazol-2-ylamino)-1H-benzoimidazole-5-carboxylic acid methyl ester

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1-Methyl-2-(6-trifluoromethoxy-benzothiazol-2-ylamino)-1H-benzoimidazole-5-carboxylic acid methyl ester (1.47 g) was prepared by following General Procedure D starting from 3-amino-4-methylamino-benzoic acid methyl ester (1.5 g), 2-amino-6-(trifluoromethoxy)benzothiazole (1.62 g), 1,1′-thiocarbonyl-diimidazole (1.48 g), and EDC (1.99 g). LC/MS: m/z 423.8. 1H NMR (DMSO-d6, 400 MHz): δ 8.20 (s, 1H), 7.92 (s, 1H), 7.85 (bs, 1H), 7.78-7.63 (m, 1H), 7.51 (d, 1H), 7.35 (d, 2H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.63 (bs, 3H).

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