Rapid and cheap synthesis of benzimidazoles via intermittent microwave promotion: A simple and potential industrial application of air as oxidant

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 40, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1963-1977

  Mao, Zhengzhou ^a   Wang, Zhaoyang ^a   Li, Jingning ^a   Song, Xiumei ^a   Luo, Yufen ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ambient air; Benzimidazole; Intermittent; Microwave promotion; Molecular oxygen

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; REACTION TIME; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 77953374484     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910903219328     Document Type: Article

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