Potassium hydroxide/dimethyl sulfoxide promoted intramolecular cyclization for the synthesis of benzimidazol-2-ones

Organic Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2876-2879

  Beyer, Astrid ^a   Reucher, Christine M M ^a   Bolm, Carsten ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZIMIDAZOL 2 ONE; BENZIMIDAZOL-2-ONE; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; HYDROXIDE; POTASSIUM DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; UREA;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; SYNTHESIS;

BENZIMIDAZOLES; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; HYDROXIDES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; UREA;

EID: 79957859393     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol2008878     Document Type: Article

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