Synthesis of novel tetrahydro-3H-benzothieno[2,3-d]imidazoles

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397919708006049

The synthesis of novel tetrahydro 3H-benzothieno[2,3-d]imidazole 2b and the corresponding 2-carboxylate 2a is described. Intramolecular cyclisation of a key 1,2-diacylaminobenzothiophene 9 was utilised.

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Synthesis of Novel
Tetrahydro-3H-
benzothieno[2,3-d]-
imidazoles
Christopher N. Johnson a , Roger T. Martin a ,
Helen K.A. Morgan a & Mervyn Thompson a
a SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, New
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Available online: 22 Aug 2006
To cite this article: Christopher N. Johnson, Roger T. Martin, Helen K.A. Morgan
& Mervyn Thompson (1997): Synthesis of Novel Tetrahydro-3H-benzothieno[2,3-
d]-imidazoles, Synthetic Communications: An International Journal for Rapid
Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 27:3, 473-482
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