Unexpected Regiospecific Reduction of the Double Bond by NaBH<sub>4</sub> in 2‐(1‐Methyl/1H‐benzimidazole‐2‐yl)‐3‐aryl‐acrylonitrile
作者:P. K. Dubey、P. V. V. Prasada Reddy
DOI:10.1080/00397910701397177
日期:2007.7.1
Condensation of (1H-benzimidazole-2-yl)-acetonitrile 1 with aromatic aldehydes in 5% NaOH solution gave the corresponding 2-(1H-benzimidazole-2-yl)3-aryl-acrylonitrile 2, which on treatment with NaBH4 in ethanol unexpectedly gave 2-(1H-benzimidazole-2-yl)-3-aryl-propionitrile 3 by the regiospecific reduction of the double bond. Shaking a solution of 2 with H-2/Pd-C in methanol also gave 3. Reaction of 2 with DMS gave the corresponding N-methylated analogue 5, which also with NaBH4 gave 6, once again by the regiospecific reduction of the double bond as in the case of 1-demethylated analogue ( i. e., 2).