Silica Sulfuric Acid: An Eco-Friendly and Reusable Catalyst for Synthesis of Benzimidazole Derivatives

Bahareh Sadeghi; Mahboobeh Ghasemi Nejad

doi:10.1155/2013/581465

Journal of Chemistry (Jan 2013)

Silica Sulfuric Acid: An Eco-Friendly and Reusable Catalyst for Synthesis of Benzimidazole Derivatives

Bahareh Sadeghi,
Mahboobeh Ghasemi Nejad

Affiliations

Bahareh Sadeghi: Department of Chemistry, Islamic Azad University, Yazd Branch, P.O. Box 89195-155, Yazd, Iran
Mahboobeh Ghasemi Nejad: Department of Chemistry, Islamic Azad University, Yazd Branch, P.O. Box 89195-155, Yazd, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/581465
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2013

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Silica sulfuric acid (SiO2-OSO3H) as an eco-friendly, readily available, and reusable catalyst is applied to benzimidazole derivatives synthesis under reflux in ethanol. The procedure is very simple and the products are isolated with an easy workup in good-to-excellent yields.

Published in Journal of Chemistry

ISSN: 2090-9063 (Print); 2090-9071 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2962

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