Benzimidazole → 1-[4-(1H-Benzimidazol-1-yl)phenyl]ethan-1-one

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Reaction equation

Br[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([C:8](=[O:10])[CH3:9])=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[N:11]1[C:15]2[CH:16]=[CH:17][CH:18]=[CH:19][C:14]=2[NH:13][CH:12]=1.C(=O)([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+]>CN1CCCC1=O.[Cu]>[N:11]1([C:2]2[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([C:8](=[O:10])[CH3:9])=[CH:4][CH:3]=2)[C:15]2[CH:16]=[CH:17][CH:18]=[CH:19][C:14]=2[N:13]=[CH:12]1

Participants

Conditions

Temperature: 160 °C

Procedure

A mixture of p-bromoacetophenone (3.98 g, 20 mmol), benzimidazole (4.72 g, 40 mmol), copper bronze (1.27 g, 20 mmol), anhydrous potassium carbonate (5.52 g, 40 mmol) and cuprous bromide (290 mg, 2 mmol) in dry N-methylpyrrolidinone (60 ml) was heated under nitrogen at 160° C. for 8 hours. Most of the solvent was removed by distillation under reduced pressure and the residue was diluted with dichloromethane (500 ml) and 2N sodium hydroxide (200 ml). The organic layer was washed with water (300 ml), dried (MgSO4) and concentrated to give a dark brown oil. Purification by flash chromatography (eluting with ethyl acetate gave 4'-(1-benzimidazolyl)acetophenone, 3.085 g as a pale yellow solid, m.p. 133°-135° C.

Workup

customMost of the solvent was removed by distillation under reduced pressure
additionthe residue was diluted with dichloromethane (500 ml) and 2N sodium hydroxide (200 ml)
washThe organic layer was washed with water (300 ml)
dry with materialdried (MgSO4)
concentrationconcentrated
customto give a dark brown oil
customPurification by flash chromatography (
washeluting with ethyl acetate

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-b5f57ad4f9cd41e5ae7b60db0cf408c1
Source dataset: uspto-grants-1991_11
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US05063237

Reaction notes

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