Mild and highly efficient protocol for the synthesis of benzimidazoles using samarium triflate [Sm(OTf)3]

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 262-267

  Narsaiah, A Venkat ^a   Reddy, A Ramesh ^a   Yadav, J S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Aldehydes; benzimidazoles; ortho phenylenediamine; samarium triflate

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; BENZIMIDAZOLE; PHENYLENEDIAMINE; SAMARIUM TRIFLATE; TRIFLUOROMETHANESULFONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ONE POT SYNTHESIS; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

EID: 78650282049     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910903534064     Document Type: Article

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