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HRID 630556Generated: October 30, 2026

Benzoic Acid → 2-Phenylbenzimidazole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzoic AcidHCID 243—
Reactant2-MesitylbenzimidazoleHCID 22734797—
Product2-PhenylbenzimidazoleHCID 1285588%

Reaction Steps

2-Phenylbenzimidazole was synthesized in a similar way to 2-mesityl-benzimidazole, except using benzoic acid instead of 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoic acid. Molar amounts of carboxylic acid and diamine used were as previously described to provide an off-white powder in 88% yield.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09315630B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2016_04
ORD IDord-b339cf7b011d45e1bc198a377b43fae5
Source noteuspto-grants-2016_04