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HRID 225054Generated: November 1, 2026

p-Toluenesulfonic acid → 1H-Benzimidazole-2-pentanamine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactantp-Toluenesulfonic acidHCID 6101—
ReactantO-PhenylenediamineHCID 7243—
ReactantCaprolactamHCID 7768—
Product1H-Benzimidazole-2-pentanamineHCID 162387—

Reaction Steps

A mixture of caprolactam (56.5 g; 0.5 mole) and o-phenylene diamine (54 g; 0.5 mole) was heated with p-toluene sulfonic acid (4.3 g; 0.025 mole) at 200°-225° for 7 hrs. under nitrogen. A quantitative yield of 2-(5-aminopentyl) benzimidazole was obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04235838
Source datasetuspto-grants-1980_11
ORD IDord-bca88a66df8d41ddbacf83a453ec7cd7
Source noteuspto-grants-1980_11