Water → 2-((5,6-Dimethylbenzimidazole-2-ylthio)methyl)benzoic acid t-butyl ester

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Triethylamine (276 μl, 1.98 mmol) and 2-(bromoethyl)benzoic acid t-butyl ester (538 mg, 1.99 mmol) were added to 5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole-2-thiol (236 mg, 1.32 mmol) in 2 ml of dimethylformamide, which was then stirred at 80° C. for 3 hours. After the reaction was complete, water was added, followed by extraction with ethyl acetate. After drying the ethyl acetate phase with anhydrous sodium sulfate, it was concentrated, and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate=3:1) to obtain 2-((5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole-2-ylthio)methyl)benzoic acid t-butyl ester (288 mg, yield 59%).

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