Organic Communications

Year: 2012  Volume: 5  Issue: 1

 

  ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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An efficient solvent-free synthesis of imidazolines and benzimidazoles using K 4[Fe(CN) 6] catalysis

Kabeer A. Shaikh and Vishal A. Patil

Organic Synthesis Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Sir Sayyed College, P.B. No. 89, Aurangabad 431001, India

Abstract: Imidazolines and Benzimidazoles have been efficiently synthesized in high yields by treatment of 1,2-diamine with aldehydes using the metal co-ordinate complex K 4[Fe(CN) 6] as a catalysis. The method was carried out under solvent free condition via oxidation of carbon-nitrogen bond. The process is green, mild and inexpensive.

Keywords: Aldehydes; K 4[Fe(CN) 6]; imidazolines; benzimidazoles; solvent free