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Selective C-C bonds formation, N-alkylation and benzo[d]imidazoles synthesis by a recyclable zinc composite

Earth abundant metals are much less expensive, promising, valuable metals and could be served as catalysts for the borrowing hydrogen reaction, dehydrogenation and heterocycles synthesis, instead of noble metals. The uniformly dispersed zinc composites were designed, synthesized and carefully characterized by means of XPS, EDS, TEM and XRD. The resulting zinc composite showed good catalytic activity for the N-alkylation of amines with amines, ketones with alcohols in water under base-free conditions, while unsaturated carbonyl compounds could also be synthesized by tuning the reaction conditions. Importantly, it was the first time to realize the synthesis of 2-aryl-1H-benzo[d]imidazole derivatives by using this zinc composite under green conditions. Meanwhile, this zinc catalyst could be easily recovered and reused for at least five times.

Transition-Metal-Free Transfer Hydrogenative Cascade Reaction of Nitroarenes with Amines/Alcohols: Redox-Economical Access to Benzimidazoles

This report describes an efficient transition-metal-free process toward the transfer hydrogenative cascade reaction between nitroarenes and amines or alcohols. The developed redox-economical approach was realized using a combination of KOtBu and Et3SiH as reagents, which allows the synthesis of benzimidazole derivatives via σ-bond metathesis. The reaction conditions hold well over a wide range of substrates embedded with diverse functional groups to deliver the desired products in good to excellent yields. The mechanistic proposal has been depicted on the basis of a series of control experiments, mass spectroscopic evidence which is well supported by density functional theory (DFT) calculations with a feasible energy profile.

Copper-Mediated Diamination of Arylboronic Acids for the Synthesis of 2-Aryl Benzimidazoles Using Trimethylsilyl Azide as the Amino Sources with Aldehydes

A direct and versatile copper-mediated three-component reaction of arylboronic acids, trimethylsilyl azide and aldehydes for the synthesis of benzimidazoles is reported. The reaction is well tolerated by a wide range of substituted aromatic aldehydes and aromatic boronic acids to produce the corresponding benzimidazoles in moderate to high yields. Mechanism investigations demonstrated that copper-promoted Chan-Evans-Lam coupling, C?H amination, and oxidative cycloaddition are involved in the tandem processes. (Figure presented.).

Tunable Triazole-Phosphine-Copper Catalysts for the Synthesis of 2-Aryl-1H-benzo[d]imidazoles from Benzyl Alcohols and Diamines by Acceptorless Dehydrogenation and Borrowing Hydrogen Reactions

Triazole-phosphine-copper complexes (TAP?Cu) have been synthesized and applied as tunable and efficient catalysts for the selective synthesis of fluoro-substituted 2-aryl-1H-benzo[d]imidazole and 1-benzyl-2-aryl-1H-benzo[d]imidazole derivatives from simple alcohols in only one step. TAP?Cu exhibited excellent and tunable catalytic activity for both dehydrogenation and borrowing hydrogen reactions with more than 80 examples being demonstrated for the first time. It was observed that the ligand played a critical role in catalyst activity. Mechanistic studies and deuterium labeling experiments indicated that the reactions proceeded by an initial and reversible alcohol dehydrogenation resulting in a copper hydride intermediate. This was also supported by the direct observation of a diagnostic copper hydride signal by solid-state infrared spectroscopy. The TAP?Cu-H complex showed absorptions at 912 cm?1 that could be assigned to copper?hydride stretches. Furthermore, the direct trapping of an intermediate bisimine was also successfully performed. (Figure presented.).

Iodine-Mediated Aryl C?H Amination for the Synthesis of Benzimidazoles and Pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazoles

An intramolecular aryl C?H amination reaction has been achieved using molecular iodine as the sole oxidant for the synthesis of benzimidazole derivatives. The required substrates were readily prepared by addition or coupling of arylamines with the corresponding nitriles or aryl iodides. Iodine-mediated oxidative cyclization of these substrates in the presence of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) as base afforded the corresponding products in moderate to good yields. The transition metal-free protocol presented here is insensitive to air and operationally simple. This versatile and eco-friendly synthetic methodology is broadly applicable to a variety of N-aryl-substituted amidines and pyridin-2-amines, and provides direct access to both 1H-benzo[d]imidazole and pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazole derivatives from the corresponding precursors. (Figure presented.).

One-pot synthesis of 2-substituted benzimidazoles catalyzed by anhydrous FePO4

Anhydrous FePO4 has been employed as a catalyst for efficient synthesis of 2-substituted benzimidazoles. Simple and convenient procedure, easy purification and shorter reaction time are the advantages of this method, resulting in several known and three new compounds.

Copper catalyzed N-arylation of amidines with aryl boronic acids and one-pot synthesis of benzimidazoles by a Chan-Lam-Evans N-arylation and C-H activation/C-N bond forming process

Mono-N-arylation of benzamidines 1 with aryl boronic acids 2 was effectively achieved in the presence of a catalytic amount of Cu(OAc) 2 and NaOPiv under mild aerobic conditions. Combining this step with an intramolecular direct C-H bond functionalization, catalyzed by the same catalytic system but under oxygen at 120 C, afforded benzimidazoles 3 in good to excellent yields.