Metal-free selective synthesis of 2-substituted benzimidazoles catalyzed by Brönsted acidic ionic liquid: Convenient access to one-pot synthesis of N-alkylated 1,2-disubstituted benzimidazoles

Sustainable and Advanced LED-Implanted Microfluidic Photoreactor with Coupled Optical Fiber Enabling Efficient Photocatalytic Synthesis Beside Online Reaction Progress Monitoring

The conventional methods for the photoinduced synthesis of benzimidazoles may need further improvement regarding a safer and energy-efficient synthesis platform with in-process monitoring for maximum yield within a much reduced reaction time. This work describes the use of a novel optofluidic Lab-on-a-Chip technology for safer, energy-efficient, and expedited synthesis of benzimidazole derivatives in excellent yields along with real-time quantitative measurement during product formation. This innovative method involves synthesis within LED-embedded microfluidic reactors, allowing for rapid synthesis of benzimidazole derivatives via photoinduced condensation cyclization reactions of aryl aldehydes and o-phenylenediamines using a Rose Bengal/fluorescein photocatalyst. It results in good to excellent yields (85-94%) in a notably shorter period of time (10 min) as compared to that for the batch protocol reaction (2-3 h). The incorporation of a reaction-monitoring microfluidic device precisely connected to the microfluidic reactor (microreactor) unit successfully avoids interference from light sources, ensuring consistent UV-vis spectroscopic observations of the produced benzimidazole derivatives. This LED-embedded microfluidic device's capability of photoinduced synthesis, along with real-time spectroscopic analysis, represents a promising breakthrough in organic synthesis. The proposed approach minimizes the potential for accidents, prevents waste of chemicals, maximizes atom economy, and designs an energy-efficient synthesis route, along with real-time in-process monitoring.

Exploring the versatility of sulfur-containing heterocyclic metal complexes: Application in medical and prospects of visible-light-driven photocatalysis

Numerous heterocyclic moieties serve as the foundational structure for clinically employed drugs, underscoring the significance of heterocycles in the innovation of pharmacologically active compounds. In the present investigation, a heterocyclic skeleton of thiophene-clubbed benzimidazole (tmb) was developed and utilized to synthesize seven novel series of metal (M(II) = Co, Ni, Cu, and Zn) complexes to explore diverse applications including pharmacological and photocatalytic performance. A sharp singlet peak appeared at 5.72 ppm (tmb) and 5.94 ppm for the Zn(II)-tmb complex corresponding to -CH2 protons, as evidenced by 1H NMR results, confirming the formation of targeted compounds. Antimicrobial assay and docking studies confirmed that the mixed metal complex; [Cu(tmb)2(1,10-phen)Cl2] possesses the highest activity and displayed significant biofilm inhibition, achieving 86.35 and 89.8% at concentrations of 1 and 0.020 mg/mL, respectively against E. coli. Furthermore, the photocatalytic activity was monitored by the degradation of methylene blue dye under direct sunlight and [Cu(tmb)2Cl2] exhibited a maximum degradation efficiency of 96.15% in 45 min. These findings could serve as inspiration for the development of benzimidazole-based metal complexes as effective anti-biofilm and photocatalytic agents.

Unlocking the Pharmacological Potential of Benzimidazole Derivatives: A Pathway to Drug Development

Heterocyclic molecules have fascinated a massive interest in medicinal chemistry. They are heterocyclic compounds that have gained significance due to their diverse variety of pharmacological activities. Benzimidazole is a heterocyclic compound consisting of benzene and imidazole rings. The ease of synthesis and the structural versatility of benzimidazole make it a promising scaffold for drug development. Many biological actions of benzimidazole derivatives have been well documented, including antibacterial, antiviral, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antitubercular, and anthelmintic properties. The mechanism of action of benzimidazole derivatives varies with their chemical structure and target enzyme. This review has explored numerous methods for producing benzimidazole derivatives as well as a broad range of pharmacological activities. SAR investigations are also discussed in this review as they provide crucial details regarding the essential structural qualities that benzimidazole derivatives must have in order to be biologically active, which could aid in the rational design of new drug candidates. Benzimidazole scaffold is an exclusive structure in drug design and discovery. Many new pharmaceutical drugs containing benzimidazole are anticipated to be available within the next ten years as a result of the extensive therapeutic applications of benzimidazole and its derivatives. This review inspired many researchers to develop more biologically active compounds bearing benzimidazole, expanding the scope of finding a remedy for other diseases. From this study, we concluded that 2-substituted benzimidazole was considered more extensively by researchers.

Recent achievements in the synthesis of benzimidazole derivatives

Benzimidazoles are a class of heterocyclic compounds in which a benzene ring is fused to the 4 and 5 positions of an imidazole ring. Benzimidazole refers to the parent compound, while benzimidazoles are a class of heterocyclic compounds having similar ring structures, but different substituents. Benzimidazole derivatives possess a wide range of bioactivities including antimicrobial, anthelmintic, antiviral, anticancer, and antihypertensive activities. Many compounds possessing a benzimidazole skeleton have been employed as drugs in the market. The application of benzimidazoles in other fields has also been documented. The synthesis of benzimidazole derivatives has attracted much attention from chemists and numerous articles on the synthesis of this class of heterocyclic compound have been reported over the years. The condensation between 1,2-benzenediamine and aldehydes has received intensive interest, while many novel methods have been developed. In this article, we will give a comprehensive review of studies on the synthesis of benzimidazole, which date back to 2013. We have also tried to describe reaction mechanisms as much as we can. The work might be useful for chemists who work in the synthesis of heterocycles or drug chemistry.

Domino Cyclization Reaction of o-Diisocyanoarenes for the Synthesis of Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridinobenzimidazole Backbones

An efficient procedure to access a variety of connected imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine and benzimidazole skeletons through the C-N bond was described as a new type of Buchwald-Hartwig reaction. Furthermore, the bis(imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl)aryl-1,2-diamine scaffolds were obtained by changing the equivalent ratio of the starting materials. Some advantages of the protocol are the formation of four new bonds (C═C, C-N), a transition-metal-free reaction, a broad substrate scope, high yields, and mild reaction conditions. The reaction mechanism was confirmed on the basis of DFT calculations.

Eco-Friendly Synthesis of 1H-benzo[d]imidazole Derivatives by ZnO NPs Characterization, DFT Studies, Antioxidant and Insilico Studies

Benzimidazoles are classified as a category of heterocyclic compounds. Molecules having benzimidazole motifs show promising utility in organic and scientific studies. A series of mono-substituted benzimidazoles were synthesized by ZnO-NPs via cyclocondensation between substituted aromatic aldehydes and o-phenylene diamine. The synthesized compounds were characterized and compared with the traditional methods. The nano-catalyzed method displayed a higher yield, shorter time and recyclable catalyst. The DFT study and antioxidant activity were investigated for benzo[d]imidazole derivatives. Compound 2a exhibited the highest antioxidant activity among the tested compounds. We focused on the catalytic activity of ZnO in the synthesis of heterocyclic structures with the goal of stimulating further progress in this field. The superiorities of this procedure are high yield of product, low amounts of catalyst and short reaction time.

Electrochemical Synthesis of Benzo[d]imidazole via Intramolecular C(sp3)-H Amination

An electrochemical dehydrogenative amination for the synthesis of benzimidazoles was developed. This electrosynthesis method could address the limitations of the C(sp3)-H intramolecular amination synthesis reaction and provide novel access to obtain 1,2-disubstituted benzimidazoles without transition metals and oxidants. Under undivided electrolytic conditions, various benzimidazole derivatives could be synthesized, exhibiting functional group tolerance.

Benzimidazole-based ionic and non-ionic organoselenium compounds: innovative synthetic strategies, structural characterization and preliminary anti-proliferative activities

Rational design of and efficient synthesis of innovative benzimidazole-based ionic and non-ionic organoselenium compounds is described. The compounds were studied for their anti-proliferative activities against triple-negative breast cancer cells.

Enzymatic electrochemical continuous flow cascade synthesis of substituted benzimidazoles

An industrially practical method for the synthesis of substituted benzimidazoles was developed from an enzymatic electrochemical cascade method.

Oxidant/Solvent-Controlled I2-Catalyzed Domino Annulation for Selective Synthesis of 2-Aroylbenzothiazoles and 2-Arylbenzothiazoles under Metal-Free Conditions

A simple and practical domino protocol for the selective synthesis of 2-aroylbenzothiazoles and 2-aryl benzothiazoles catalyzed by I₂ is developed under metal-free conditions. The reaction outcomes are exclusively controlled by the reaction oxidant/medium. With DMSO employed as both the solvent and the oxidant, an oxidation of aromatic methyl ketones takes precedence over the condensation with 2-aminobenzenethiols. On the other hand, when the reaction was carried out in PhNO₂ or in 1,4-dioxane containing PhNO₂, the condensation of aromatic methyl ketones with 2-aminobenzenethiols has priority to form imines which is followed by an oxidation of the methyl group from ketones to afford 2-arylbenzothiazoles as a sole product. The PhNO₂/I₂ co-catalytic system is proposed first time.

Extending the Hierarchy of Heterogeneous Catalysis to Substituted Derivatives of Benzimidazole Synthesis: Transition Metals Decorated CNTs

A simple and practical procedure has been adopted for one pot synthesis of benzimidazole derivatives under mild reaction conditions, starting from cinnamyl alcohol (COH) with bimetallic nanoparticles (BNPs) and supported bimetallic nanoparticles of Cu, Ti, Zn, Mn, Ag, and Co. All the catalysts were characterized by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDX), X-Ray Diffractometry (XRD), Brunauer Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area, and pore size analyzer. The products were identified/quantified with 1HNMR, FT-IR, and MS. 98% yield of substituted derivatives of benzimidazole was obtained with Cu–Ti supported on FMWCNTs in ethanol with excellent selectivity. Quantum chemical calculations of molecular reactivity of substituted cinnamaldehyde (CHO) and ortho phenylenediamine (OPD) have good consistency with experimental results. The returns of this work were the use of readily available catalysts, high yield, short reaction time, and simplicity of the process.