Acid-Catalyzed Rearrangement of 3-Cyanoquinoxalin-2(1 H)-ones When Exposed to 1,2-Diaminobenzenes: Synthesis of 2,2'-Bibenzimidazoles

J Org Chem. 2019 Nov 1;84(21):13572-13581. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b01840. Epub 2019 Oct 8.

Abstract

A novel and efficient protocol for the synthesis of diversely substituted 2,2'-bibenzimidazoles from the reaction of 3-cyanoquinoxalin-2(1H)-ones with 1,2-diaminobenzenes has been developed, which proceeds through sequential nucleophilic addition and electrophilic substitution followed by a Mamedov rearrangement. The synthetic utility of this strategy was illustrated by the concise, one-pot synthesis of 5,5'-bi(2,2'-bibenzimidazoles) and aza-analogues of 2,2'-bibenzimidazole.

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  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't