Abstract
A novel and efficient route has been developed for the synthesis of benzimidazole derivatives via ligand-free CuBr-catalyzed oxidation and cyclization of 1,2-diamines derived from 1-fluoro-2-nitrobenzene and different arylamines as starting materials.
GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
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