The synthesis of benzimidazoles via a recycled palladium catalysed hydrogen transfer under mild conditions

Org Biomol Chem. 2018 Mar 28;16(12):2088-2096. doi: 10.1039/c8ob00323h. Epub 2018 Mar 6.

Abstract

An efficient synthesis of benzimidazoles was developed by virtue of a recycled palladium catalyzed hydrogen transfer. The reaction can be carried out smoothly under mild conditions to give rise to a variety of benzimidazoles with good to excellent yields. The palladium catalyst could be recovered easily and reused six times with great catalytic activity.