Improved continuous flow processing: Benzimidazole ring formation via catalytic hydrogenation of an aromatic nitro compound

Organic Process Research and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1427-1433

  Chen, Jian ^a   Przyuski, Katrin ^a   Roemmele, Renee ^a   Bakale, Roger P ^a  

^a TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BATCH DATA PROCESSING; BATCH REACTORS;

AROMATIC NITRO COMPOUNDS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; CATALYTIC HYDROGENATION; CONTINUOUS FLOWS; FLOW PROCESS; RING FORMATION; SAFETY CONCERNS; SPACE TIME YIELD;

HYDROGENATION;

EID: 84913529303     PISSN: 10836160     EISSN: 1520586X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/op400179f     Document Type: Article

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