Citation: Hossien A. Oskooie, Majid M. Heravi, Akbar Sadnia, Farahnaz K. Behbahani, Fatemeh Jannati. Solventless synthesis of 2-aryl-1-arylmethyl-1H-1,3-benzimidazoles catalyzed by Fe (ClO₄)₃ at room temperature[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2007, 18(11): 1357-1360. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2007.09.030 shu

Solventless synthesis of 2-aryl-1-arylmethyl-1H-1,3-benzimidazoles catalyzed by Fe (ClO₄)₃ at room temperature

Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, Azzahra University, Vanak, Tehran, Iran

Received Date: 16 July 2007

Fund Project: The authors are thankful to Azzahra University Research council for financial support.

A series of 2-aryl-1-arylmethyl-1H-1, 3-benzimidazoles was synthesized expeditiously in good yields from o-phenylenediamines and aldehydes in the presence of Fe (ClO₄)₃ without solvent at room temperature.
- Solventless,
- Synthesis,
- Benzimidazoles,
- Fe (ClO₄)₃
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