Journal of Chemical Research

Reductive cross-coupling between N-acylbenzimidazoles and diarylketones promoted by Sm/TiCl4

J Du, X Wang, R Zheng

Index: Du, Jingxing; Wang, Xiaoxia; Zheng, Renwei Journal of Chemical Research, 2007 , # 1 p. 14 - 15

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Abstract

The reductive cross-coupling reaction between N-acylbenzimidazoles and diarylketones promoted by Sm/TiCl4 was performed in refluxing THF under a nitrogen atmosphere, to give 1,2,2-triaryl ethanones in moderate to good yields. ... Keywords: N-acylbenzimidazole, diarylketone, cross-coupling, low-valent titanium ... Reductive couplings are amongst the most valuable methods for making carbon–carbon bonds.1 Although reductive self-coupling and cross-coupling ...