A Simple and Convenient One-Pot Synthesis of Benzimidazole Derivatives Using Cobalt(II) Chloride Hexahydrate as Catalyst |
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| Authors: | Abu T Khan Tasneem Parvin Lokman H Choudhury |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Chemistry , Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati , Guwahati, India atk@iitg.ernet.in;3. Department of Chemistry , Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati , Guwahati, India;4. Department of Basic Sciences and Social Sciences , Northeastern Hill University , Shillong, India |
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| Abstract: | A simple and efficient method for the convenient synthesis of 2-arylbenzimidazole has been described on reaction with o-phenylenediamine and various aromatic aldehydes using cobalt(II) chloride hexahydrate as a catalyst. The method is cost-effective, high-yielding, clean, and selective. |
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| Keywords: | Aldehydes benzimidazole catalysis cobalt(II) chloride hexahydrate o-phenylene diamine |
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