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HRID 225055Generated: October 27, 2026

p-Toluenesulfonic acid → 3-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)propan-1-amine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactantp-Toluenesulfonic acidHCID 6101—
ReactantO-PhenylenediamineHCID 7243—
Reactant2-PyrrolidoneHCID 12025—
Product3-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)propan-1-amineHCID 1713151—

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 2-pyrrolidone (42.5 g; 0.5 mole) and o-phenylenediamine (54 g; 0.5 mole) was heated with p-toluenesulfonic acid (4.3 g) at 195°-207° for 6 hrs. while removing water (8.5 g) by distillation. A virtually quantitative yield of 2-(3-aminopropyl)benzimidazole was obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04235838
Source datasetuspto-grants-1980_11
ORD IDord-4dbeed3a99d447e5a08209c4dd0d58aa
Source noteuspto-grants-1980_11