Propanoic acid, 3-ethoxy-3-imino-, ethyl ester → 5-(Benzoxazol-2-yl)-2-(ethoxycarbonylmethyl)-1-(tetrahydropyran-4-yl)benzimidazole

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To a solution of 5-(benzoxazol-2-yl)-2-(tetrahydropyran-4-yl)aminoaniline (see Working Example 20-2) (200 mg, 0.646 mmol) in ethanol (5 mL) was added ethyl 3-ethoxy-3-iminopropionate (190 mg, 0.969 mmol), and this was heated to reflux for 2 hours. After the reaction was complete, saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution was added, and this was extracted with ethyl acetate. After the organic layer obtained was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, it was filtered and concentrated. The crystals obtained were purified by silica gel column chromatography to yield the title compound (249 mg, 95% yield) as gray crystals.

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