Thionyl Chloride → 2-chloromethyl-1-(3-methyl-butyl)-1H-benzoimidazole-5-carboxylic acid methyl ester

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To a cooled (0° C.) solution of 2-hydroxymethyl-1-(3-methyl-butyl)-1H-benzoimidazole-5-carboxylic acid methyl ester (1.00 g, 3.62 mmol) in DCM (10 mL) was added thionyl chloride (396 μL, 5.43 mmol). The solution was stirred at 0° C. for 15 min. and concentrated in vacuo to give 2-chloromethyl-1-(3-methyl-butyl)-1H-benzoimidazole-5-carboxylic acid methyl ester; HCl salt (1.20 g, 100%) as a white solid, which was used without further purification:

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