Copper-catalyzed cascade addition/cyclization: An efficient and versatile synthesis of N-substituted 2-heterobenzimidazoles

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 5618-5621

  Lv, Xin ^a   Bao, Weiliang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C-N COUPLING; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; ONE-POT SYNTHESIS;

SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

2 AMINOBENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; 2 HALOCARBODIIMIDE; COPPER; CYANAMIDE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; ONE POT SYNTHESIS; POLYMERIZATION;

BENZIMIDAZOLES; CATALYSIS; COPPER; CYCLIZATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 68049092041     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo900743y     Document Type: Article

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