Unexpected regiospecific reduction of the double bond by NaBH4 in 2-(1-methyl/1H-benzimidazole-2-yl)-3-aryl-acrylonitrile

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 37, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 2259-2266

  Dubey, P K ^a   Reddy, P V V Prasada ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

2 cyanomethyl benzimidazoles; Alkylations; Aromatic aldehydes; H2 Pd C; NaBH4; Regiospecific reduction

Indexed keywords

ACRYLONITRILE; ALCOHOL; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; MASS SPECTROMETER; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 34447134203     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910701397177     Document Type: Article

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