Synthesis of 1,2-Disubstituted Benzimidazoles in the Presence of SBA-Pr-SO3H as a Nano Solid Acid Catalyst

Mohammadi Ziarani, G.; Badiei, A.; Shakiba Nahad, M.; Ghadim Alizadeh, S.

doi:10.7508/jns.2012.02.009

Synthesis of 1,2-Disubstituted Benzimidazoles in the Presence of SBA-Pr-SO3H as a Nano Solid Acid Catalyst

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

G. Mohammadi Ziarani ¹

A. Badiei ²

M. Shakiba Nahad ¹

S. Ghadim Alizadeh ¹

¹ Department of Chemistry, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran

² School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran,Tehran, Iran

10.7508/jns.2012.02.009

Abstract

In this article, simple, convenient synthesis of 2-aryl-1- arylmethyl-1H-1,3-benzimidazole (1,2-disubstituted benzimidazoles) via condensation of 1,2-phenylenediamine and aromatic aldehydes using SBA-Pr-SO3H as a nanoporous solid acid catalyst in green protocol was reported.

Keywords

SBA-Pr-SO3H

nanoporous solid acid catalyst

benzimidazole derivatives

2-phenylenediamine

Aromatic aldehydes