Trimethylamine N-oxide: An efficient reagent for the synthesis of functionalized fused imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidines using benzyl halides
摘要
The current approach uses benzyl halides instead of benzaldehydes as key reagents because trimethylamine N-oxide is a safe and efficient oxidizing reagent to synthesize imidazo[1,2-a] pyrimidine analogues from different benzyl halides in one pot. Trimethylamine N-oxide generated in situ by the reaction of trimethylamine and hydrogen peroxide, catalyzes the three-component reaction with benzyl halide, 2-aminobenzimidazole/2-aminobenzthiazole, and phenyl acetylene to yield imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine analogues.
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