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Synthetic Communications
An International Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Volume 38, 2008 - Issue 20
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N-Hydroxyphthalimide/Cobalt Acetate, a New Catalytic Oxidative System for the Synthesis of Benzimidazoles

Pages 3500-3507 | Received 02 Jan 2008, Published online: 29 Sep 2008
 

Abstract

Benzimidazoles are readily prepared from 1,2-phenylenediamine and an aldehyde using air and catalytic N-hydroxyphthalimide/Co(OAc)2 as the oxidant. Both electron-donating and electron-withdrawing groups are tolerated.

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