Samarium diiodide promoted formation of 1, 2-diketones and 1-acylamido-2-substituted benzimidazoles from N-acylbenzotriazoles
X Wang, Y Zhang
Index: Wang, Xiaoxia; Zhang, Yongmin Tetrahedron, 2003 , vol. 59, # 23 p. 4201 - 4207
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Abstract
N-Acylbenzotriazoles, when treated with samarium diiodide in THF, undergo self-coupling reaction to afford 1, 2-diketones in good to excellent yields; while when treated with samarium diiodide in CH3CN, they undergo ring-opening reaction to afford 1-acylamido-2- alkyl (or aryl) benzimidazoles in reasonable to good yields. A plausible mechanism was suggested.
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