Rearrangement of 3-(bromomethyl)quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones when exposed to 2-aminopyridines as a new method for the synthesis of 2-(imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl)benzimidazoles
摘要
A new efficient method was developed for the synthesis of 2-(imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl)benzimidazoles based on the Mamedov rearrangement. The key step of the synthesis involves the acid-catalyzed rearrangement of spiroquinoxalinone derivatives as intramolecular cyclization products of 2-amino-1-[(quinoxalin-2(1H)-on-3-yl]methyl)pyridinium salts, which are generated by the modified Chichibabin reaction.