Benzimidazoles, 2-amino-, tautomerism

Benzimidazole, 2-amino-5-bromo-l-methyl-diazo coupling, 5, 429 Benzimidazole, 2-amino-6-bromo-1 -methyl-diazo coupling, 5, 429 Benzimidazole, 2-amino-1-ethyl-alkylation, 5, 438 Benzimidazole, 2-amino-1-methyl-acylation, 5, 438 bromination, 5, 429 tautomerism, 5, 368 Benzimidazole, 4-amino-2-methyl-diazo coupling, 5, 429 Benzimidazole, 2-aroyl-mass spectra, 5, 360 Benzimidazole, 1-aryl-metallation, 5, 448 reactions... 

The SCF calculations (Section 4.06.2) predict the sequence of electrophilic attack in benzimidazole as 7 > 6 > 5 > 4, although positions 4 and 7, and 5 and 6 are tautomerically equivalent in iV-unsubstituted benzimidazoles. Substitution appears to occur with greatest facility in the 5- (or 6-) positions. Bromination in acetic acid of 2-amino-l-methylben-zimidazole occurs at C-6. It can be seen from Table 5 (Section 4.07.1.4.5) that aqueous bromination of benzimidazole itself occurs most readily at C-5, followed by C-7, as it does in the 1- and 2-methyl analogues (78JCS(P2)865). Some of the experimental results are summarized in Scheme 93. Chlorination of both benzimidazole and 2-methylbenzimidazole give the 4,5,6-trichloro product. Nitration and sulfonation, too, occur most readily at position 5 with either sulfuric or chlorsulfonic acids being effective in the latter reaction. 

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