Copper-catalyzed intramolecular N-arylation of ureas in water: a novel entry to benzoimidazolones

Tetrahedron

Volumn 64, Issue 30-31, 2008, Pages 7283-7288

  Barbero, Nekane ^a   Carril, Mónica ^a   SanMartin, Raul ^a   Domínguez, Esther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Benzoimidazolones; Copper catalyzed; Urea; Water

Indexed keywords

1 (2 NAPTHYLMETHYL) 1,3 DIHYDROBENZOIMIDAZOL 2 ONE; 1 (4 CHLOROPHENYL) 1,3 DIHYDROBENZOIMIDAZOL 2 ONE; 1 (4 FLUOROBENZYL) 1,3 DIHYDROBENZOIMIDAZOL 2 ONE; 1 (4 FLUOROBENZYL) 4 METHYL 1,3 DIHYDROBENZOIMIDAZOL 2 ONE; 1 (4 METHOXYBENZYL) 1,3 DIHYDROBENZOIMIDAZOL 2 ONE; 1 (ALLYL) 1,3 DIHYDROBENZOIMIDAZOL 2 ONE; 1 (BUTYL) 1,3 DIHYDROBENZOIMIDAZOL 2 ONE; 1 (BUTYL) 4 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL) 1,3 DIHYDROBENZOIMIDAZOL 2 ONE; 1 (ETHYL) 1,3 DIHYDROBENZOIMIDAZOL 2 ONE; 1 (PHENYL) 1,3 DIHYDROBENZOIMIDAZOL 2 ONE; 1 BENZYL 1,3 DIHYDROBENZOIMIDAZOL 2 ONE; 1 BENZYL 5 METHOXY 1,3 DIHYDROBENZOIMIDAZOL 2 ONE; 1 BENZYL 5 METHYL 1,3 DIHYDROBENZOIMIDAZOL 2 ONE; 1 BENZYL 5,7 DIFLUORO 1,3 DIHYDROBENZOIMIDAZOL 2 ONE; 1 BENZYL 6 NITRO 1,3 DIHYDROBENZOIMIDAZOL 2 ONE; 1 PHENYL 5 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL) 1,3 DIHYDROBENZOIMIDAZOL 2 ONE; 1 PHENYL 5 FLUORO 1,3 DIHYDROBENZOIMIDAZOL 2 ONE; 5 METHYL 1 (3 METHOXYBENZYL) 1,3 DIHYDROBENZOIMIDAZOL 2 ONE; COPPER; IMIDAZOLINE DERIVATIVE; UREA DERIVATIVE; WATER;

ARTICLE; ARYLATION; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 46149109812     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2008.05.072     Document Type: Article

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