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HRID 54691Generated: October 30, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 1-Phenacyl-2-(2-chloroethylamino)benzimidazole hydrochloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant2-{2-[(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl}-1-phenylethanoneHCID 2850100—
SolventChloroformHCID 6212—
Product1-Phenacyl-2-(2-chloroethylamino)benzimidazole hydrochlorideHCID 1904083090%

Reaction Steps

Add 0.7 ml (10 mmol) of freshly distilled thionyl chloride, with stirring, to a suspension of 1.5 g (5 mmol) of the base obtained above in 25 ml of anhydrous chloroform. Heat the resulting solution at reflux for 1 hour. After cooling, the 1-phenacyl-2-(2-chloroethylamino)benzimidazole hydrochloride precipitate is isolated by filtration, washed with petroleum ether and recrystallised from a mixture of ethanol/ether.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05623073
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_04
ORD IDord-7555846cb41b4fb190495861083de511
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_04