Ethyl Acetate → (E)-[2-(6-bromo-4-methyl-2-propylbenzimidazol-1-yl)methyl-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-ylidene]acetonitrile

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[step 1] Under a nitrogen atmosphere, 6-bromo-4-methyl-2-propylbenzimidazole (WO2004082621; 300 mg, 1.19 mmol) was dissolved in DMF (3 mL), and the mixture was cooled to 0° C. Potassium carbonate (829 mg, 6.00 mmol) was added, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 20 min. To this mixture was added (E)-2-(2-bromomethyl-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-ylidene)acetonitrile (421 mg, 1.30 mmol) obtained in Reference Example B1, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 hr. Ethyl acetate was added to the mixture, and the organic layer was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate=3/1 to 1/3) to give (E)-[2-(6-bromo-4-methyl-2-propylbenzimidazol-1-yl)methyl-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-ylidene]acetonitrile (615 mg, 95%).

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