Benzyl Bromide → HCID 57834974, compound

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4-(2,2-Dimethoxy-ethyl)-1,3-dihydro-benzoimidazol-2-one (435 mg, 1.96 mmol) was dissolved along with benzyl bromide (335 mg, 1.96 mmol) in 10 mL of anhydrous DMF. Potassium tert-butoxide (1.0 M in THF, 2.2 mL, 2.2 mmol) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 90 minutes and then partitioned between ether and water. The organic phase was washed with brine and dried over Na2SO4. After filtration and removal of solvent under reduced pressure, the crude material was chromatographed to afford 1-benzyl-4-(2,2-dimethoxy-ethyl)-1,3-dihydro-benzoimidazol-2-one (100 mg, 16%). 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 3.00 (2H, d, J=5.0 Hz), 3.40 (6H, s), 4.55 (1H, t, J=5.0 Hz), 6.75 (d, 1H, J=7.5 Hz), 6.84-6.95 (m, 2H), 7.23-7.35 (m, 5H), 8.95 (br s, 1H). 13C(CDCl3) δ 36.9, 44.9, 54.4, 105.6, 107.5, 118.8, 121.7, 124.0, 127.9, 128.0, 129.1, 129.2, 130.8, 136.7.

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