Aryl benzimidazole derivatives

Mixtures of atropisomers were reported among a large series of aryl benzimidazole derivatives 305 that presented dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitor activities (08BMCL2362). They were wrongly called diastereo-mer mixtures and their separation by chiral SFC is probably reported in (07JC(A1169)193) under sample codes. 

Thermolysis of the thiadiazole (164) leads to elimination of isocyanate and sulfur giving the triazine derivative (167). If the thermolysis is carried out in the presence of phenols 2-aryl-benzimidazoles (168) are produced <85JCS(P1)1007>. The S—N bond of (157) is readily cleaved with both N- and C-nucleophiles. Thus, treatment of (157) with an excess of amine gives the sulfenamide (169) (Scheme 39) and reaction of (157) with active methylene compounds leads to derivatives of type (170) (Scheme 39) which on heating furnish (171). Cyanide ion inserts into the S—N bond of (164), probably via the intermediate (172) which immediately recyclizes to give the thiadiazinone (173) (Scheme 40) <85JCS(P1)1007>. 

Recently, 2-alkyl- and 2-aryl-substituted benzimidazole derivatives 15 have been synthesized from 1,2-diaminobenzene dihydrochloride 13 and its corresponding acids 14 in the presence of polyphosphoric acid using microwave-assisted methods (Scheme 3). The reaction time required for the synthesis of benzimidazole derivatives 15 was reduced to minutes by this method compared to conventional synthesis, which required up to four hours of heating to complete the reaction. Furthermore, it was found that the application of microwave irradiation increased yields by 10-50% (Table 1). It has been... 

Carbonylation and carboxylation. Araldehydes are derived from the Pd-catalyzed reaction of ArX with CO and HCOONa. The Suzuki coupling under CO leads to diaryl ketones. Chromones and quinolones are similarly acquired by carbonylation of o-iodophenols and anilines in the presence of alkynes. 2-Aryl-benzimidazoles and -benzothiazoles are produced from o-arenediamines and o-mercaptoanilines, respectively. 

Cycloaddition and cyclization routes were used to access certain 1,3-diazines. The 4+2 cycloaddition reaction of 4-(N-allyl-N-aryl)amino-l,3-diaza-l,3-butadienes with vinyl-, isopropenyl-, and chloroketene led to pyrimidinone-fused pyrimidinones <97T13841>. Cis-cyclopenta[d]pyrimidines were derived from cis-2-amino-l-cyclopentanecarboxylates by cyclization with KOCN and KSCN <97JHC1211>. 2-Thioxopyrido[3, 2 4,5]thieno[3,2-r/]pyrimidin-4(3//)-ones 19 were prepared by cyclocondensation of 2-carbethoxy-3-amino-4-phenyl-6-substituted-thieno[2,3-/)]pyridines and isothiocyanates <97JHC937>. Thiazolyl-benzimidazoles derived from 2-cyanomethyl-l//-benzimidazole and 2,3-dihydrothiazole-2-(3//)-thiones were cyclized to the corresponding thiazolo[4,5-r/]pyrimidines <97PHA346>. Reductive cyclization of 6-cyanomethyl-5-nitropyrimidines afforded 7-alkyl-5//-pyrrolo[3,2-r/]pyrimidines and 6-amino-7,7-dialkyl-7//-pyrrolo[3,2-rf]pyrimidines <97T391>. 7-Methyl-5-alkyl-2-vinyl-pyrazolo[3,4-r/]pyrimidine-4,6(5//,7//)-diones arose from cyclization and alkylation of... 

Heterocycles related to indoles can also be prepared using the Buchwald-Hartwig amination strategy. For instance, indazole 15 can be prepared from hydrazine 14. Benzimidazole derivatives may also be prepared from the intramolecular guanidinylation of aryl bromides. And oxindoles can be prepared from the intramolecular amidation of aryl bromides. ... 

Catalyhc Zn0 H202 (0.1 mmol lmL/2 mmol of the substrate) has been explored [91] for the synthesis of benzimidazole and quinoxaline derivahves at room temperature (Scheme 62). o-Phenylenediamines have been shown to react with variety of aliphatic as well as aromatic aldehydes resulting in substituted benzimidazoles in high yields. The reactions are completed within 20 min in case of aromatic aldehydes whereas the aliphatic ones need 1 h for complete conversion. Replacing aldehydes with 1,2-diketones results in the synthesis of quinoxaline derivatives within 10 min (Scheme 62). Zinc acetate has also been used as a catalyst for solvent-free synthesis of benzimidazole derivatives at room temperature with approximately 90% yields. The solvent-free reaction is carried out using substituted o-phenylenediamines and aldehydes (both aryl and alkyl) [92] (Scheme 62). 

Sun et al. reported a diversity-oriented tactic to access the benzo[d]oxazol-5-yl-lH-benzo[d]imidazole 64 on IL support (Scheme 24). The authors coupled 4-hydroxy-3-nitrobenzoic acid onto IL-immobilized o-phenylenediamine 58 that underwent ring closure to furnish benzimidazole derivatives 60. Further hydrogenation of the nitro group to an amine followed by the reaction with 1,1-thiocarbonyldiimidazols resulted into IL tagged-benzoxazol 63. In order to generate skeletal diversity, S-alkylation with alkyl and aryl bromides was carried out. Cleavage of 64 from IL support was done by treatment with sodium methoxide in methanol imder microwave irradiation [127]. 

The two-phase alkylation reactions have been extended to the acylation of simple heteroaromatic systems. Generally, the required conditions are milder than those employed for the alkylation reactions, but an excess of the acylating agent is usually required, owing to its facile hydrolysis in the basic media. Thus, benzimidazole and its 2-alkyl and 2-aryl derivatives have been benzoylated [46], and pyrrole and indole have been converted into a range of A-acyl [47, 48] and A-sulphonyl derivatives [48-53] (Table 5.35 and Table 5.36). 

A variety of methods have been developed for the preparation of substituted benzimidazoles. Of these, one of the most traditional methods involves the condensation of an o-phenylenediamine with carboxylic acid or its derivatives. Subsequently, several improved protocols have been developed for the synthesis of benzimidazoles via the condensation of o-phenylenediamines with aldehydes in the presence of acid catalysts under various reaction conditions. However, many of these methods suffer from certain drawbacks, including longer reaction times, unsatisfactory yields, harsh reaction conditions, expensive reagents, tedious work-up procedures, co-occurrence of several side reactions, and poor selectivity. Bismuth triflate provides a handy alternative to the conventional methods. It catalyzes the reaction of mono- and disubstituted aryl 1,2-diamines with aromatic aldehydes bearing either electron-rich or electron-deficient substituents on the aromatic ring in the presence of Bi(OTf)3 (10 mol%) in water, resulting in the formation of benzimidazole [119] (Fig. 29). Furthermore, the reaction also works well with heteroaromatic aldehydes. 

Benzimidazoles bearing a halogen in the activated 2-position show a remarkable reactivity in palladium catalyzed carbon-nitrogen bond forming reactions. TV-protected 2-chlorobenzimidazoles reacted smoothly with a series of amines (6.81.). The activity of the aryl halide, besides the ready coupling of the chloro derivative, is also emphasized by the low catalyst loading used.112... 

As noted already, the reactions of oc,(3-unsaturated ketones with or /zo-diamines are often accompanied by various rearrangements and side processes. For instance, the o-PDA condensation with chalcone in the presence of an acid catalyst or during overheating of the reaction mixture produces a final product of 2-phenylbenzimidazole [2, 7] a similar phenomenon is also observed for 2,3-diaminopyridine [54]. Owing to the existence of much more suitable approaches to the synthesis of 2-aryl derivatives of benzimidazole and their heteroannelated analogues (e.g., proceeding from diamines and acids or aldehydes [121]), such a trend in the interaction of chalcones with diamines is unlikely to have any application for this purpose. 

A particular case of a photochemical strategy towards functionalized benzimidazoles regards the synthesis of 2-acylamino derivatives 70, which can be obtained from irradiations in methanol of 3-(o-amino)phenyl-l,2,4-oxadiazoles 68. In this reaction, a photolytic cleavage of the ring O—N bond, followed by migration of the aryl substituent, leads to the carbodiimide intermediate 69, a precursor of the benzimidazole nucleus (Scheme 12.20) [47]. 

Halofuran and halothiophene derivatives undergo photochemical reactions with arylalkenes and arylalkynes and with benzo[6]furan513,514. With the arylalkenes and aryl-alkynes, heteroarylation takes place at the terminal alkene or alkyne carbon atom, while benzo[6]furan is substituted at position 2. The experimental results are interpreted in terms of solvent-separated or contact radical ion pairs. Iodothiophene and iodofuran derivatives can also be used to synthesize derivatives of benzimidazole by means of photochemical coupling515. The reaction of 5-iodothiophene-2-carboxaldehyde (157) with benzimidazole (158) giving the coupling product 159 is illustrated in equation 131. 

A variety of azole derivatives reacted with />-tolyllead triacetate 58 in the presence of copper diacetate to afford the iV-monoaryl derivatives in good to excellent yields (Equations (82)—(84)). 106 106a 109 109a 110 Benzimidazole 80 was arylated in 98% yield by />-tolyllead triacetate. In the case of the 5-aminobenzimidazole 81, excellent chemoselec-tivity was observed in favor of the primary aromatic amine with exclusive formation of the iV-/>-tolylaminobenzimi-dazole 82 in 50% yield.110... 

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