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N-Hydroxyphthalimide/cobalt acetate, a new catalytic oxidative system for the synthesis of benzimidazoles

GM Coppola

Index: Coppola, Gary M. Synthetic Communications, 2008 , vol. 38, # 20 p. 3500 - 3507

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Abstract

The benzimidazole heterocycle is an important structural element present in a variety of pharmacologically active molecules including the essential vitamin B-12. 2-Arylbenzimidazoles play an important role as pharmacophores in molecules exhibiting antiviral, [ 1 1. Roth , T. ; Morningstar , ML ; Boyer