Aqueous synthesis of 1-H-2-substituted benzimidazoles via transition-metal-free intramolecular amination of aryl iodides

Molecules

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 12506-12520

  Chen, Chunxia ^a   Chen, Chen ^a   Li, Bin ^a   Tao, Jingwei ^a   Peng, Jinsong ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aqueous synthesis; Aryl iodides; Benzimidazoles; N arylation; Transition metal free conditions

Indexed keywords

BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; IODIDE; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CARBONATE; SOLVENT; TRANSITION ELEMENT; WATER;

AMINATION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; GREEN CHEMISTRY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; SYNTHESIS;

AMINATION; BENZIMIDAZOLES; CARBONATES; CYCLIZATION; GREEN CHEMISTRY TECHNOLOGY; IODIDES; POTASSIUM; SOLUTIONS; SOLVENTS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; WATER;

EID: 84870156616     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules171112506     Document Type: Article

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