Cadmium chloride (CdCl2): a mild and efficient catalyst for the synthesis of benzimidazoles

International Journal of Industrial Chemistry

دوره 3، شماره 1، اسفند 2012، صفحه 176-179

نوع مقاله: research article

شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): https://doi.org/10.1186/2228-5547-3-11

نویسندگان

B Sammaiah؛ D Sumalatha؛ GS Satyanarayana Reddy؛ M Rajeswari؛ LN Sharada^*

Department of Chemistry, Osmania University, Koti, Hyderabad, 500195, India

چکیده

One-pot synthesis of benzimidazoles has been carried out using ortho-phenylenediamine and aldehydes. The condensation reaction smoothly took place in the presence of a mild Lewis acid cadmium chloride. All the reactions were carried out in acetonitrile at 80°C to 85°C.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Benzimidazoles؛ Aldehydes؛ Ortho-phenylenediamine؛ Cadmium chloride