Sodium Hydroxide → Rabeprazole-thioether

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To this 2-chloromethyl-4-(3-methoxypropoxy)-3-methylpyridin solution was added 2-benzimidazole thiol (8.71 g (58.0 mmol)) at room temperature. A 25% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (40.6 g) was added gradually as the temperature (internal temperature) was gradually raised to 65° C. The reaction mixture was stirred for about an hour and a half at 65° C. (internal temperature). Water (60.0 ml) was added to the reaction mixture at 65° C., after which 25% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (0.2 g) was added and stirred. This reaction mixture was allowed to stand, and the water layer was separated. The organic layer was washed with water (20.0 ml) twice, and toluene (79.6 ml) and methanol (21.5 ml) were added to the organic layer to obtain a 2-[{4-(3-methoxypropoxy)-3-methylpyridin-2-yl}methylthio]-1H-benzimidazole solution.

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