An improved procedure for the synthesis of benzimidazoles, using palladium-catalyzed aryl-amination chemistry

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 17, 2003, Pages 6814-6816

  Brain, Christopher T ^a   Steer, James T ^a  

^a Novartis Inst for Medical Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HETEROCYCLES;

CATALYSIS; PALLADIUM; PURIFICATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

AMINATION;

AROMATIC AMINE; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PALLADIUM;

AMINATION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; PURIFICATION; REACTION TIME; SYNTHESIS;

BENZIMIDAZOLES; CATALYSIS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PALLADIUM;

EID: 0043009828     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo034824l     Document Type: Article

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