Potassium Cyanide → {6-[6-chloro-2-ethyl-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-benzimidazol-yl]-3-pyridinyl}acetonitrile

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To a solution of 6-chloro-1-[5-(chloromethyl)-2-pyridinyl]-2-ethyl-5-(trifluoromehyl)-1H-benzimidazole (from step 5, 550 mg, 1.5 mmol) in DMF (5 ml) and water (1 ml) was added KCN (470 g, 7.2 mmol) at room temperature, and then the reaction mixture was stirred for 2 h. The mixture was diluted with water and extracted with ethyl acetate/toluene (4/1) solution (3×30 ml). The organic layer was washed with water, dried (MgSO4) and concentrated. This was purified by SiO2 column chromatography developing with hexane/ethyl acetate (1/) gave 198 mg (37%) of title compound as orange oil.

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