Reaction of diphenylketene with 1-methylbenzimidazole. A reinvestigation

MJ Haddadin, HHN Murad

Index: Haddadin, Makhluf J.; Murad, Hiba H. N. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1980 , vol. 45, # 12 p. 2518 - 2519

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Abstract

1-Methylbenzimidazole. The following method is a modification of that reported by Fishera and Kimbrough.'In a 1-L round-bottomed flask was dissolved benzimidazole (23.6 g) in methanol (150 mL). Methyl iodide (14.5 mL) was added, and the flask was tightly stoppered and swirled for 10 min. After the mixture had been allowed to stand at room temperature for 1 week, the brown solution was concentrated, and the residue was treated with chloroform ...