Selectivity control during the formation of 1,2-disubstituted benzimidazoles has been achieved for the reaction of o-phenylenediamine with aldehydes in the presence of solid supported protic acids as catalysts and choosing an appropriate reaction medium. Perchloric acid adsorbed on silica-gel (HClO4–SiO2) was found to be the most effective catalyst system for the synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted benzimidazoles in EtOH at rt. Apart from the catalyst and solvent, the electronic and steric factors of the aldehyde and the electronic factor of the o-phenylenediamine are also significant contributory factors in dictating the selectivity. An understanding of the mechanistic course of the formation of the 1,2-disubstituted benzimidazoles has been outlined that would rationalise the origin of selectivity control under the set experimental parameters.
在形成1,2-二取代
苯并咪唑的反应中,已经实现了选择性控制,该反应是对
邻苯二胺与
醛类在固态酸催化剂的存在下进行的,同时选择了合适的反应介质。研究发现,吸附在
硅胶上的
高氯酸(HClO4–SiO2)是合成1,2-二取代
苯并咪唑在室温下使用
乙醇的最有效催化体系。除了催化剂和溶剂之外,醛的电子和空间因素以及
邻苯二胺的电子因素也是决定选择性的显著因素。对于1,2-二取代
苯并咪唑的形成机制的理解也已被概述,这将有助于解释在设定实验参数下选择性控制的来源。