Dimethylamine → N,N-Dimethyl-1H-benzimidazol-2-amine

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Reaction Steps

[step 1] Commercially available 2-chloro-1H-benzo[d]imidazole (250 mg, 1.64 mmol) was dissolved in DMF (4.7 mL), dimethylamine (50% aqueous solution, 0.50 mL, 4.92 mmol) was added, and the mixture was stirred with heating at 200° C. for 30 min in an Emrys Optimizer microwave synthesizer. Water was added to the mixture, and the precipitated crystals were collected by suction filtration to give N,N-dimethyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-2-amine (234 mg, 89%).

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