Benzimidazole
| Benzimidazole | |
|---|---|
| File:Benzimidazole chemical structure.png | |
| 1H-benzimidazole | |
| style="background: #F8EABA; text-align: center;" colspan="2" | Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 51-17-2 
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| PubChem | 5798 |
| ChemSpider | 5593 |
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| InChI key | HYZJCKYKOHLVJF-UHFFFAOYAX |
| style="background: #F8EABA; text-align: center;" colspan="2" | Properties | |
| Molecular formula | C7H6N2 |
| Molar mass | 118.14 g mol−1 |
| Melting point |
170–172 °C |
| style="background: #F8EABA; text-align: center;" colspan="2" | Hazards | |
| MSDS | External MSDS |
| EU classification | Harmful (Xn) |
| R-phrases | R20 R21 R22 R36 R37 R38 |
| S-phrases | S26 S36 |
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Benzimidazole is a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound. This bicyclic compound consists of the fusion of benzene and imidazole. The most prominent benzimidazole compound in nature is N-ribosyl-dimethylbenzimidazole, which serves as an axial ligand for cobalt in vitamin B12.[1]
Benzimidazole, in an extension of the well-elaborated imidazole system, has been used as carbon skeletons for N-heterocyclic carbenes. The NHCs are usually used as ligands for transition metal complexes. They are often prepared by deprotonating an N,N'-disubstituted benzimidazolium salt at the 2-position with a base.[2][3]
Preparation
Benzimidazole is commercially available. The usual synthesis involves condensation of o-phenylenediamine with formic acid,[4] or the equivalent trimethyl orthoformate:
- C6H4(NH2)2 + HC(OCH3)3 → C6H4N(NH)CH + 3 CH3OH
By altering the carboxylic acid used, this method is generally able to afford 2-substituted benzimidazoles.[4] Benzimidazole also has fungicidal properties. It acts by binding to the fungal microtubules and stopping hyphal growth. It also binds to the spindle microtubules and blocks nuclear division.
See also
- Benzimidazoline
- Albendazole, a common use anthelmintic.
- Indole, an analog with CH in place of nitrogen in position 3.
- Purine, an analog with two additional nitrogen atoms in the six-membered ring.
- Simple aromatic rings
- Triclabendazole, most common drug against liver flukes
- polybenzimidazole, a high performance fiber
- Preparation of Benzimidazole by Phillips condensation at AdiChemAdi
References
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- Grimmett, M. R. (1997). Imidazole and benzimidazole synthesis. Boston: Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-303190-7.
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zh:苯并咪唑- ↑ H. A. Barker, R. D. Smyth, H. Weissbach, J. I. Toohey, J. N. Ladd, and B. E. Volcani (February 1, 1960). "Isolation and Properties of Crystalline Cobamide Coenzymes Containing Benzimidazole or 5,6-Dimethylbenzimidazole". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 235 (2): 480–488. PMID 13796809.
- ↑ R. Jackstell, A. Frisch, M. Beller, D. Rottger, M. Malaun and B. Bildstein (2002). "Efficient telomerization of 1,3-butadiene with alcohols in the presence of in situ generated palladium(0)carbene complexes". Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical. 185 (1-2): 105–112. doi:10.1016/S1381-1169(02)00068-7.
- ↑ H. V. Huynh, J. H. H. Ho, T. C. Neo and L. L. Koh (2005). "Solvent-controlled selective synthesis of a trans-configured benzimidazoline-2-ylidene palladium(II) complex and investigations of its Heck-type catalytic activity". Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 690 (16): 3854–3860. doi:10.1016/j.jorganchem.2005.04.053.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 E. C. Wagner and W. H. Millett (1943), "Benzimidazole", Org. Synth.; Coll. Vol., 2: 65 Missing or empty
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