Riluzole → 1-Methyl-2-(6-trifluoromethoxy-benzothiazol-2-ylamino)-1H-benzoimidazole-5-carbonitrile

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1-Methyl-2-(6-trifluoromethoxy-benzothiazol-2-ylamino)-1H-benzoimidazole-5-carbonitrile (2.12 g) was prepared by following General Procedure D starting from 3-amino-4-methylamino-benzonitrile (1.1 g), 2-amino-6-(trifluoromethoxy)-benzothiazole (1.75 g), 1,1′-thiocarbonyldiimidazole (1.78 g), and EDC (1.9 g). LC/MS: m/z 391. 1H NMR (DMSO-d6, 400 MHz): δ 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.89 (s, 1H), 7.78 (br, 1H), 7.60 (d, 2H), 7.55 (br, 1H), 7.39 (d, 1H), and 3.72 (s, 3H).

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