Mild synthesis of polyfunctional benzimidazoles and indoles by the reduction of functionalized nitroarenes with phenylmagnesium chloride

W Dohle, A Staubitz, P Knochel

Index: Dohle, Wolfgang; Staubitz, Anne; Knochel, Paul Chemistry - A European Journal, 2003 , vol. 9, # 21 p. 5323 - 5331

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Abstract

Abstract Phenylmagnesium chloride has been used for the conversion of selected nitroarenes into nitrenes. Their insertion into a neighboring sp 2 C [BOND] H bond yielded functionalized heterocycles. A novel and mild synthesis of polyfunctional benzimidazoles and indoles is described.