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Amal Benzai1,2, Xinzhe Shi1, Fazia Derridj2
1Univ Rennes , CNRS UMR6226 , F-3500 Rennes , France.
Abstract:
Palladium-catalyzed C-H bond arylation of imidazoles has been applied to pharmaceuticals such as Bifonazole, Climbazole, and Prochloraz. In the presence of phosphine-free Pd(OAc)2 catalyst, aryl bromides are efficiently coupled at the C5-position of the imidazole units, which are widely decorated. Under these conditions, only C-H bond arylation reaction occurred without affecting the integrity of chemical structure of the imidazole-based pharmaceuticals. Moreover, with Bifonazole Pd-catalyzed C-H bond diarylation at the C2- and C5-positions of imidazole unit has also been performed.
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