POCl3-mediated synthesis of hydrolysis-prone 2-trifluoroethylbenzimidazoles

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 49, Issue 36, 2008, Pages 5332-5335

  Nanda, Kausik K ^a   Wesley Trotter, B ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

2 Trifluoroethylbenzimidazole; Trifluoromethyl hydrolysis

Indexed keywords

2 TRIFLUOROETHYLBENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHORUS CHLORIDE OXIDE; PHOSPHORUS PENTOXIDE;

ARTICLE; DECARBOXYLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HYDROLYSIS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 47549090593     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2008.06.069     Document Type: Article

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