Sodium hydride → 2-Chloro-1-[[2-(trimethylsilanyl)ethoxy]methyl]-benzimidazole

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To a solution of 2-chloro-1H-benzo[d]imidazole (1 g, 6.6 mmol.) in dry DMF (10 mL) was added sodium hydride (60%, 0.26 g, 6.5 mmol.) at room temperature under nitrogen atmosphere. 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxymethyl chloride (SEMCl, 1.14 g, 6.8 mmol.) was added dropwise after the solution stirred for 1.5 h. The resulting mixture stirred overnight and then quenched with water and extracted with ethyl acetate (30 mL×3). The combined organic layers was washed with water, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated to give a residue. The residue was purified by column chromatography to give 1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-2-chloro-1H-benzo[d]imidazole (1.13 g, 60.8%).

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