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Copper-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Intramolecular C–H Amination Leading to Imidazobenzimidazole Derivatives

X Wang, Y Jin, Y Zhao, L Zhu, H Fu

Index: Wang, Xiaoqiang; Jin, Yunhe; Zhao, Yufen; Zhu, Lin; Fu, Hua Organic Letters, 2012 , vol. 14, # 2 p. 452 - 455

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Abstract

A highly efficient copper-catalyzed aerobic oxidative intramolecular C–H amination has been developed using substituted 2-(1 H-imidazol-1-yl)-N-alkylbenzenamines as the starting materials, and the corresponding imidazobenzimidazole derivatives were obtained in excellent yields. This is an economical and practical method for the construction of N- heterocycles.