Synthesis of 2??Alkyl??Substituted Benzimidazoles by Thermal Decomposition of 2??Azidobenzenamines in thePresence of an Aldehyde

…, BCG Söderberg, JW Hubbard

Index: Wallace, Jeffery M.; Soederberg, Bjoern C. G.; Hubbard, Jeremiah W. Synthetic Communications, 2006 , vol. 36, # 22 p. 3425 - 3439

Full Text: HTML

Citation Number: 4

Abstract

Abstract 2??Substituted benzimidazoles were prepared by reaction of 2?? azidoaminobenzenes with aldehydes under thermal conditions. The reaction probably proceeds via a sequential imine formation, azide decomposition forming a nitrene, and electrocyclization.