Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 178482326, compound

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Reaction Steps

3 N Aqueous hydrochloric acid (14 mL, 42 mmol) was added to methyl 2-(methylamino)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-5-carboxylate (2.9 g, 14 mmol) and the reaction was stirred at reflux overnight. The reaction was concentrated to give the title compound (2.4 g, 90%) as a yellow solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CD3OD, δ): 7.96-8.00 (m, 2H), 7.40 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 3.10 (s, 3H).

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