Copper-catalyzed intramolecular C-N bond formation: A straightforward synthesis of benzimidazole derivatives in water

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 716-719

  Peng, Jinsong ^a   Ye, Min ^a   Zong, Cuijuan ^a   Hu, Fangyun ^a   Feng, Lingtong ^a   Wang, Xiaoyan ^a   Wang, Yufeng ^a   Chen, Chunxia ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVES; BENZIMIDAZOLES; BOND FORMATION; HIGH YIELD; N-ARYLATIONS; RING SYSTEMS;

CATALYSIS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

REACTION KINETICS;

BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; COPPER; COPPER OXIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; ARYLATION; CATALYST; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; SYNTHESIS;

BENZIMIDAZOLES; CATALYSIS; COPPER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; WATER;

EID: 78651504130     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo1021426     Document Type: Article

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