1,2-Cyclohexanediol → 4,5,6,7-Tetrahydrobenzimidazol-2-thione

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Part A. A solution of 2-hydroxycyclohexanol (2.28 g, 0.02 mol), thiourea (1.52 g, 0.02 mol) and hexanol (30 ml), equipped with a column of 4Å sieves and a condenser, was heated to 160° for five hours under a nitrogen atmosphere. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool to ambient temperature and was concentrated in vacuo to give a solid. The solid was triturated with ethyl ether (3×50 ml) to give 4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzimidazol-2-thione (0.6 g, 0.0039 mol) which was not purified but was taken on to the next step as a crude solid.

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