Acetic Acid → Ethyl 1-[(2'-cyanobiphenyl-4-yl)methyl]2-methoxybenzimidazole-7-carboxylate

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Acetic acid (0.2 g) was added to a solution of ethyl 3-amino-2-[(2'-cyanobiphenyl-4-yl)methyl]aminobenzoate (1.1 g) in methyl orthocarbonate (5 ml). The mixture was stirred at 80° C. for one hour. The reaction mixture was concentrated, and the concentrate was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was then washed with an aqueous solution of sodium hydrogen carbonate and water. The solvent was evaporated in vacuo to give crystals. Recrystallization from ethyl acetate-benzene afforded colorless crystals (1.09 g, 90%), m.p. 160°-161° C.

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