Ethyl 4-bromobutyrate → Ethyl 4-[(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)sulfanyl]butanoate

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50 g of 2-mercaptobenzimidazole are dissolved in 300 ml of ethanol, and a solution of 7.65 g of sodium in 150 ml of ethanol is added at room temperature, with stirring. The mixture is stirred for a few minutes at room temperature and 64.3 g of ethyl 4-bromobutyrate are added rapidly. The reaction mixture is refluxed for 6 hours and then cooled. The solvents are evaporated off to dryness under vacuum, the residue is taken up with water and the crystals obtained are filtered off, washed with water and then with ether and dried to give 85 g of ethyl 4-(benzimidazol-2-yl)mercaptobutanoate in the form of crystals melting at 70°-72° C.

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