One-pot synthesis of benzimidazoles from o-nitroanilines under microwaves via a reductive cyclization

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1375-1379

  Surpur, Mandar P ^a   Singh, Pankajkumar R ^a   Patil, Sachin B ^a   Samant, Shriniwas D ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Benzimidazoles; Microwaves; Na2S2O4; Reductive cyclization

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; ANILINE DERIVATIVE; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; SODIUM SULFATE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CYCLIZATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; MICROWAVE RADIATION; ONE POT SYNTHESIS; REDUCTION KINETICS;

EID: 34247121463     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910701230170     Document Type: Article

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