Oriental Journal of Chemistry

An Efficient Synthesis of Schiff Bases Containing Benzimidazole Moiety Catalyzed by Bismuth Trichloride Under Microwave Irradiation

A Thirupathaiah, D Dasharatham

Index: Thirupathaiah; Dasharatham Oriental Journal of Chemistry, 2012 , vol. 28, # 1 p. 575 - 579

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Abstract

ABSTRACT A simple and efficient method has been developed for the synthesis of some novel Schiff bases via the reaction of aromatic aldehydes with 2-aminobenzimidazole by using catalytic amount of BiCl3 in an organic solvent under microwave irradiation. Some