A simple and convenient one-pot synthesis of benzimidazole derivatives using cobalt(II) chloride hexahydrate as catalyst

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 39, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 2339-2346

  Khan, Abu T ^a   Parvin, Tasneem ^a   Choudhury, Lokman H ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

^b NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aldehydes; Benzimidazole; Catalysis; Cobalt(II) chloride hexahydrate; O phenylene diamine

Indexed keywords

1',4' DI(2 PHENYLBENZIMIDAZOLE)BENZENE; 2 (2,4 DIMETHOXYPHENYL)BENZIMIDAZOLE; 2 (3 HYDROXYPHENYL)BENZIMIDAZOLE; 2 (3 NITROPHENYL)BENZIMIDAZOLE; 2 (3,4 DIMETHOXYPHENYL)BENZIMIDAZOLE; 2 (3,4,5 TRIMETHOXYPHENYL)BENZIMIDAZOLE; 2 (4 HYDROXYPHENYL)BENZIMIDAZOLE; 2 (4 METHYLPHENYL)BENZIMIDAZOLE; 2 (4 NITROYPHENYL)BENZIMIDAZOLE; 2 PHENYLENEDIAMINE; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CHLORIDE; CHLORIDE HEXAHYDRATE; COBALT; DIAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ONE POT SYNTHESIS; OXIDATION;

EID: 67650315190     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910802654815     Document Type: Article

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