Abstract: A series of novel 1-(2′-α-OD-glucopyranosyl ethyl) 2-arylbenzimidazoles has been prepared via one-pot glycosylation of ethyl-1-(2'-hydroxyethyl)-2-arylbenzimidazole-5- carboxylate derivatives. Synthesis of the 2-arylbenzimidazole aglycones from 4-fluoro-3- nitrobenzoic acid was accomplished in four high-yielding steps. The reduction and cyclocondensation steps for the aglycone synthesis proceeded efficiently under ...