Study of unsaturated azoles. 16 Synthesis and reactions of 2-styrylbenzimidazoles

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF02253167

Fusion of 1-methyl-2-styrylbenzimidazole with KOH leads to separation of the phenylvinyl or the N-methyl group to give 1-methylbenzimidazol-2-one or 2-styrylbenzimidazole in the ratio 1:1. Decomposition of the perbromides of benzimidazoles by heating in water gives 5(6)-bromobenzimidazoles and, in the presence of KI, to 5(6)-iodobenzimidazoles. Methods are presented for the synthesis of 5(6)-bromo- and 5(6)-iodo-2-styryl- and also 2-α-bromo- and 2-α-iodostyrylbenzimidazoles. 1998 Plenum Publishing Corporation.