Formic Acid → HCID 178526550, compound

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3-Nitro-1,2-phenylenediamine (0.065 moles, 10.2 g) was added to 200 ml formic acid and heated to reflux for 3 hours. The solution was cooled and then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was dissolved in water. The pH was adjusted to 8.3 using 5N sodium hydroxide. The intermediate was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic phase was washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated to yield 7.0 g of 4-nitrobenzimidazole. (MS)

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