Water mediated, environmentally friendly, step-wise, tandem & one-pot syntheses of 2-(1H-benzo[d]imidazole-2-yl)-N-arylbenzamides†
Abstract
Water mediated and environmentally friendly, step-wise, tandem & one-pot syntheses of 2-(1H-benzo[d]imidazole-2-yl)-N-arylbenzamide derivatives have been developed by simply combining phthalic anhydride, anilines and phenylenediammonium dihydrogenphosphate. This reaction has an easy workup, provides excellent yields, and uses water as the solvent which is considered to be relatively environmentally benign.